Cannot get Pilot to sync at all

[Dan Hensley <dan hensley att net>]

    I wonder if anyone could help me here.  I've compiled gnome-pilot 0.1.48
and am running the latest stable Gnome compiled from source on Mandrake 6.1.
I've had almost no success getting anything to sync.  I've tried a lot of
things, but here's the latest:

* remove gnome-pilot.d from .gnome
* Make sure gpilotd is not running
* Start gnomecc from the command line
* Click on pilot-link

    I then get the setup screen, where I enter the serial port (ttyS0) and a
speed (57600).  Next I hit Try, and get from pilot.  I hit the sync button on
my cradle, but nothing happens.  So I cancel and hit Pilot Link again.  This
time the setup screen does not show up--it basically freezes and nothing
happens.  Here's a summary of what goes to the terminal:

Gdk-WARNING **: locale not supported by C library

Gdk-WARNING **: locale not supported by C library
Message: Unable to load host id information, assuming unset
Message: No pilot userid/username information located
Message: Unable to load pilot id/username, assuming unset
Message: No pilot craddle information located
Message: Unable to load pilot craddle info, assuming unset

Gdk-WARNING **: locale not supported by C library

gpilotd-WARNING **: number of devices is configured to 0

gpilotd-WARNING **: Please run gpilotd-control-applet (use gnomecc) to
configure.

gpilotd-WARNING **: No accessible devices available

gpilotd-WARNING **: number of pilots is configured to 0

gpilotd-WARNING **: Winging it anyways...

gpilotd-WARNING **: Please run gpilotd-control-applet (eg. use gnomecc) to
configure.
gpilotd-Message: gnome-pilot 0.1.48 starting...
gpilotd-Message: compiled for pilot-link version 0.9.0
Message: trying settings
Message: checking rw on /dev/ttyS0
gpilotd-Message: Rereading configuration...

gpilotd-CRITICAL **: file lib-gpilotd.c: line 463 (gpilotd_get_user_info):
assertion `cradle!=NULL' failed.
Message: cancelling -1

gpilotd-CRITICAL **: file lib-gpilotd.c: line 725 (gpilotd_remove_request):
assertion `handle>0' failed.
Message: Saving state
Message: trying settings
Message: checking rw on /dev/ttyS0


    At one point when I was running gnome-pilot 0.1.46, I did get it to sync
(using the same settings as above), but as soon as I upgraded it stopped
working.  Another curious thing I noticed when it did sync was when I went to
the various conduits, I had to press the hotsync button on my cradle each
time so the dialog would appear.  Otherwise nothing would happen.  I should
also say that tonight I did try starting gpilotd in one terminal, then
gnomecc in another, but the behavior was basically the same--in other words
it didn't work.
    Could someone shed some light?  Am I doing something wrong?  Is there any
other diagnostic information I can provide?
Thanks,
Dan