Palm on Linux

Have my first palm, model 130, trying to get it going on Suse 8.0. The palm is using version 4 software and of course comes with USB. Do I have to use a serial sync to get this to work in Linux? I have been going in circles trying to get a sync with USB with no luck. I have a USB printer and scanner that works great so I know USB is working on the system. John -- "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -- I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference." -- Robert Frost