Jerry Feldman wrote:
Before you get too exasperated, try using the command line software
To backup, pilot-xfer -p /dev/usb/ttyUSB1 -b [dir]
If the first command locks up the terminal, then alt-f2 should get you into the second vt.
If you are successful, then possibly there is a problem with X, KDE, or jpilot.
GOOD idea. Really good. I wish I'd thought of it, and thank you! I tried it, and it worked. I tried it again, and in the middle of the operation, I switched back to vt7. Just as soon as X tried to come up, I got another hard lock. So, you hit the nail on the head. Being a "Gnome guy," I guess problem lies somewhere with Gnome (since I'm running gdm) or xorg. OTOH, that still leaves me screwed, basically. I've applied all the updates. I don't know what else to try in order to fix this. Thanks again, dk