Really need help to get my Palm TX syncing

Question

I am pulling my hairs out RTFM and all TF posts I can find.
This is what I've tried:
gpasswd -a reploid tty
added 'visor' to modules in /etc/rc.conf
played around with multiple settings in the preferences window, /dev/tty/USB1, USB0, /dev/pilot
edited /etc/group and put my username under tty
removed the symlink /dev/pilot according to this thread: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=10944
A)         #ln -s /dev/tts/USB1 /dev/pilot
             * now if you get a  #ln -s /dev/tts/USB1 /dev/pilot
             ln: `/dev/pilot': File exists *
all you have to do is
B)             #rm /dev/pilot
this just removes the link to the old port no worries
then just run command A) again ^
now you will want correct premissions  wink
C)            # chmod 0777 /dev/pilot
now this should give your normal user premissions to access the sync function of your palm pilot
I haven't messed around with udev yet.
dmesg shows this:
visor ttyUSB0: Handspring Visor / Palm OS converter now disconnected from ttyUSB0
visor ttyUSB1: Handspring Visor / Palm OS converter now disconnected from ttyUSB1
visor 3-1:1.0: device disconnected
hub 2-0:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on port 3
usb 3-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 25
usb 3-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
visor 3-1:1.0: Handspring Visor / Palm OS converter detected
usb 3-1: Handspring Visor / Palm OS converter now attached to ttyUSB0
usb 3-1: Handspring Visor / Palm OS converter now attached to ttyUSB1
usb 3-1: USB disconnect, address 25
visor ttyUSB0: Handspring Visor / Palm OS converter now disconnected from ttyUSB0
visor ttyUSB1: Handspring Visor / Palm OS converter now disconnected from ttyUSB1
Any clues on where I should start, or what I should do? Please? Pretty please with sugar on top?

Answer 1

I am on a new Arch Install now. After adding myself to uucp, installing jpilot, pushing hotsync on palm and waiting 3sek + before pressing jpilot's sync button, my palm connects to jpilot. Yay!! Thank u.
There is still a few problems:
1) I can only sync if I start jpilot by typing sudo jpilot in the terminal. Otherwise I get this error message:
[reploid@archcomputer tts]$ jpilot
(jpilot:12332): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "mist",
(jpilot:12332): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "mist",
Error opening file: ToDoDB.pdb
Error opening file: DatebookDB.pdb
Error opening file: DatebookDB.pdb
Unable to open jpilot.alarms file
pi_bind error: /dev/tts/USB1 Permission denied ###(It is the same for /dev/pilot)
Check your serial port and settings
Exiting with status SYNC_ERROR_BIND
Finished
Now what the heck?
My permissions are the following:
in /dev
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 8 2008-08-16 16:42 pilot -> tts/USB1
crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 5, 0 2008-08-16 13:08 tty
in /dev/tts:
crw-rw---- 1 root uucp 188, 0 2008-08-16 16:42 USB0
crw-rw---- 1 root uucp 188, 1 2008-08-16 16:42 USB1
So what permissions do I need to set??
2 question:
typing gnome-pilot, gpilot or kpilot doesn't bring up neither application. I am on openbox, so I need to figure out how to configure the menu/ what command that will start gnome-pilot.
Again, thanx for all help so far, I am happy that the palm is recognized on my arch system, and this n00b greatly appreciates your input.