[Evolution] problem with palm device sync

[Ron Culler <ron firelan net>]

I'm running RedHat WS3 and Evolution 1.4.5

I have successfully been able to sync my palm based Handspring several
times but I always end up having the same problem reappear over and
over.  

I created a link for /dev/pilot to /dev/ttyUSB1 
lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     uucp           12 Nov  8 14:12 /dev/pilot ->
/dev/ttyUSB1

and have set the rights for /dev/ttyUSB* to 666(crw rw rw).

crw-rw-rw-    1 root     uucp     188,   0 Sep 15 09:02 /dev/ttyUSB0
crw-rw-rw-    1 root     uucp     188,   1 Nov 26 14:51 /dev/ttyUSB1
crw-rw-rw-    1 root     uucp     188,  10 Sep 15 09:02 /dev/ttyUSB10
crw-rw-rw-    1 root     uucp     188,  11 Sep 15 09:02 /dev/ttyUSB11
crw-rw-rw-    1 root     uucp     188,  12 Sep 15 09:02 /dev/ttyUSB12
crw-rw-rw-    1 root     uucp     188,  13 Sep 15 09:02 /dev/ttyUSB13
crw-rw-rw-    1 root     uucp     188,  14 Sep 15 09:02 /dev/ttyUSB14
crw-rw-rw-    1 root     uucp     188,  15 Sep 15 09:02 /dev/ttyUSB15
crw-rw-rw-    1 root     uucp     188,   2 Sep 15 09:02 /dev/ttyUSB2
crw-rw-rw-    1 root     uucp     188,   3 Sep 15 09:02 /dev/ttyUSB3
crw-rw-rw-    1 root     uucp     188,   4 Sep 15 09:02 /dev/ttyUSB4
crw-rw-rw-    1 root     uucp     188,   5 Sep 15 09:02 /dev/ttyUSB5
crw-rw-rw-    1 root     uucp     188,   6 Sep 15 09:02 /dev/ttyUSB6
crw-rw-rw-    1 root     uucp     188,   7 Sep 15 09:02 /dev/ttyUSB7
crw-rw-rw-    1 root     uucp     188,   8 Sep 15 09:02 /dev/ttyUSB8
crw-rw-rw-    1 root     uucp     188,   9 Sep 15 09:02 /dev/ttyUSB9

My problem is that it appears that gpilotd or something else is changing
the rights for /dev/ttyUSB1.  When I press the hotsync on the handspring
a few seconds later the machine locks up. (Caps Lock and Scroll Lock
lights flash on the keyboard) (Keyboard is using a PS2 connection not
USB).  After a reboot I check and the rights/ownership of /dev/ttyUSB1
has changed.

crw-------    1 ron      uucp     188,   1 Nov 26 14:51 /dev/ttyUSB1

Does anyone have any ideas as to what would be causing this?


Ron Culler