[Evolution] Configuring Gnome-pilot on RH 7.3 for Palm m500

[Mertens Bram <bram-mertens linux be>]

Hi,

I bought a Palm m500 this morning and I'm trying to set it up (with the
USB cradle) so I can sync it with Evo (1.2) on RH7.3.

As the Evo manual says I opened the Gnome-Control Panel and started the
configuration wizard (Peripherals > Pilot link) but when I get to the
step where I have to press the hotSync button on my PDA the PDA reports
after a while that the sync failed.

I have been reading several archives and other resources on the web and
I found that ther has to be a symlink to /dev/pilot.  At the moment
there is no such file in /dev, should the wizard create this link or do
I have to add it manually? ( If so: before or during the wizard?)

I have to USB ports, one is used by my printer so I suppose I should
create this link with either:
ln /dev/ttyUSB0 /dev/pilot
or
ln /dev/ttyUSB1 /dev/pilot
Right?  What would happen if I choose the wrong port? Could this affect
my printer in any way?

Do I need to run this wizard as root?

TIA
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