KPilot - almost there

I read up on kpilot and I think I almost have it working, but not quite. The 
procedure I am trying is:

- start kpilot
- click the kpilot hotsync button
- click the hotsync button on the palm

I have this in /var/log/messages:

May 24 19:07:41 itpsdev kernel: usb 1-2: new full speed USB device using 
address 17
May 24 19:07:41 itpsdev kernel: usb 1-2: Product: Palm Handheld
May 24 19:07:41 itpsdev kernel: usb 1-2: Manufacturer: Palm, Inc.
May 24 19:07:41 itpsdev kernel: usb 1-2: SerialNumber: PalmSN12345678
May 24 19:07:41 itpsdev kernel: usbserial 1-2:1.0: Handspring Visor / Palm OS 
converter detected
May 24 19:07:41 itpsdev kernel: usb 1-2: Handspring Visor / Palm OS converter 
now attached to ttyUSB0 (or usb/tts/0 for devfs)
May 24 19:07:41 itpsdev /etc/hotplug/tty.agent[2696]: TTY try 1 while waiting 
for /class/tty/ttyUSB1's bus_id
May 24 19:07:41 itpsdev kernel: usb 1-2: Handspring Visor / Palm OS converter 
now attached to ttyUSB1 (or usb/tts/1 for devfs)
May 24 19:07:41 itpsdev kpilotDaemon: resmgr: server response code 502
May 24 19:07:41 itpsdev /etc/hotplug/usb.agent[2684]: need a device for this 
command
May 24 19:07:41 itpsdev /etc/hotplug/tty.agent[2694]: add tty 
device /class/tty/ttyUSB0
May 24 19:07:42 itpsdev /etc/hotplug/tty.agent[2696]: add tty 
device /class/tty/ttyUSB1
May 24 19:09:57 itpsdev kernel: usb 1-2: USB disconnect, address 17
May 24 19:09:57 itpsdev kernel: usbserial 1-2:1.0: device disconnected
May 24 19:09:57 itpsdev /etc/hotplug/usb.agent[2859]: need a device for this 
command

and the kpilot log is:

Version: KPilot 4.4.1
Version: pilot-link 0.11.8
Version: KDE 3.2.1
Version: Qt 3.3.1

HotSync Log

19:07:26  Starting the KPilot daemon ...
19:07:26  Daemon status is `'
19:07:28  Trying to open device /dev/usb/ttyUSB0...
19:07:28  Could not open device: /dev/usb/ttyUSB0 (will retry)
19:07:37  HotSyncing. Please press the HotSync button.
19:07:41  Device link ready. <-- Here is where I press the palm hotsync button

After this nothing else happens until the connection times out on the palm. 
It's a tungsten E.

I am on suse91 which I understand is not the most compatible with kpilot. 
However I think I am close but not sure what to try next. Any suggestions 
appreciated. BTW I looked at all the udev stuff but not sure I need it, I 
don't need to connect multiple USB devices.

Thanks, Larry