Matt,

I ran into the same problems as saniac when trying to run pilot-xfer.  

In any case, here's the output from `strace pilot-xfer -p /dev/ttyUSB1 -l`:

*** BOF ***
execve("/usr/bin/pilot-xfer", ["pilot-xfer", "-p", "/dev/ttyUSB1", "-l"], [/* 28 vars */]) = 0
uname({sys="Linux", node="heinsen-dimension-3000", ...}) = 0
brk(0)                                  = 0x804e000
old_mmap(NULL, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0xb7f75000
access("/etc/ld.so.nohwcap", F_OK)      = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
old_mmap(NULL, 8192, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0xb7f73000
access("/etc/ld.so.preload", R_OK)      = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/etc/ld.so.cache", O_RDONLY)      = 3
fstat64(3, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=69132, ...}) = 0
old_mmap(NULL, 69132, PROT_READ, MAP_PRIVATE, 3, 0) = 0xb7f62000
close(3)                                = 0
access("/etc/ld.so.nohwcap", F_OK)      = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/usr/lib/libpisock.so.8", O_RDONLY) = 3
read(3, "\177ELF\1\1\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\3\0\3\0\1\0\0\0\0J\0\000"..., 512) = 512
fstat64(3, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=139648, ...}) = 0
old_mmap(NULL, 142712, PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_DENYWRITE, 3, 0) = 0xb7f3f000
old_mmap(0xb7f5e000, 16384, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_DENYWRITE, 3, 0x1e000) = 0xb7f5e000
close(3)                                = 0
access("/etc/ld.so.nohwcap", F_OK)      = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/lib/libncurses.so.5", O_RDONLY)  = 3
read(3, "\177ELF\1\1\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\3\0\3\0\1\0\0\0 \343\0"..., 512) = 512
fstat64(3, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=262860, ...}) = 0
old_mmap(NULL, 264108, PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_DENYWRITE, 3, 0) = 0xb7efe000
old_mmap(0xb7f36000, 32768, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_DENYWRITE, 3, 0x38000) = 0xb7f36000
old_mmap(0xb7f3e000, 1964, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0xb7f3e000
close(3)                                = 0
access("/etc/ld.so.nohwcap", F_OK)      = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/lib/libreadline.so.5", O_RDONLY) = 3
read(3, "\177ELF\1\1\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\3\0\3\0\1\0\0\0\220\272"..., 512) = 512
fstat64(3, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=466058, ...}) = 0
old_mmap(NULL, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0xb7efd000
old_mmap(NULL, 187108, PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_DENYWRITE, 3, 0) = 0xb7ecf000
old_mmap(0xb7ef8000, 16384, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_DENYWRITE, 3, 0x29000) = 0xb7ef8000
old_mmap(0xb7efc000, 2788, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0xb7efc000
close(3)                                = 0
access("/etc/ld.so.nohwcap", F_OK)      = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6", O_RDONLY) = 3
read(3, "\177ELF\1\1\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\3\0\3\0\1\0\0\0\220O\1"..., 512) = 512
fstat64(3, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0755, st_size=1232784, ...}) = 0
old_mmap(NULL, 1238972, PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_DENYWRITE, 3, 0) = 0xb7da0000
old_mmap(0xb7ec5000, 28672, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_DENYWRITE, 3, 0x125000) = 0xb7ec5000
old_mmap(0xb7ecc000, 10172, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0xb7ecc000
close(3)                                = 0
access("/etc/ld.so.nohwcap", F_OK)      = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/lib/tls/i686/cmov/libdl.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 3
read(3, "\177ELF\1\1\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\3\0\3\0\1\0\0\0\260\v\0"..., 512) = 512
fstat64(3, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=8204, ...}) = 0
old_mmap(NULL, 11016, PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_DENYWRITE, 3, 0) = 0xb7d9d000
old_mmap(0xb7d9f000, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_DENYWRITE, 3, 0x1000) = 0xb7d9f000
close(3)                                = 0
old_mmap(NULL, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0xb7d9c000
set_thread_area({entry_number:-1 -> 6, base_addr:0xb7d9c6c0, limit:1048575, seg_32bit:1, contents:0, read_exec_only:0, limit_in_pages:1, seg_not_present:0, useable:1}) = 0
munmap(0xb7f62000, 69132)               = 0
time(NULL)                              = 1147975581
write(2, "\n", 1
)                       = 1
brk(0)                                  = 0x804e000
brk(0x806f000)                          = 0x806f000
open("/dev/null", O_RDWR)               = 3
open("/dev/ttyUSB1", O_RDWR|O_NONBLOCK) = 4
ioctl(4, SNDCTL_TMR_TIMEBASE or TCGETS <unfinished ...>
+++ killed by SIGSEGV +++
*** EOF ***


And here's the output from `strace pilot-xfer -p /dev/pilot -l`:

*** BOF ***
execve("/usr/bin/pilot-xfer", ["pilot-xfer", "-p", "/dev/pilot", "-l"], [/* 28 vars */]) = 0
uname({sys="Linux", node="heinsen-dimension-3000", ...}) = 0
brk(0)                                  = 0x804e000
old_mmap(NULL, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0xb7fd3000
access("/etc/ld.so.nohwcap", F_OK)      = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
old_mmap(NULL, 8192, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0xb7fd1000
access("/etc/ld.so.preload", R_OK)      = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/etc/ld.so.cache", O_RDONLY)      = 3
fstat64(3, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=69132, ...}) = 0
old_mmap(NULL, 69132, PROT_READ, MAP_PRIVATE, 3, 0) = 0xb7fc0000
close(3)                                = 0
access("/etc/ld.so.nohwcap", F_OK)      = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/usr/lib/libpisock.so.8", O_RDONLY) = 3
read(3, "\177ELF\1\1\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\3\0\3\0\1\0\0\0\0J\0\000"..., 512) = 512
fstat64(3, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=139648, ...}) = 0
old_mmap(NULL, 142712, PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_DENYWRITE, 3, 0) = 0xb7f9d000
old_mmap(0xb7fbc000, 16384, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_DENYWRITE, 3, 0x1e000) = 0xb7fbc000
close(3)                                = 0
access("/etc/ld.so.nohwcap", F_OK)      = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/lib/libncurses.so.5", O_RDONLY)  = 3
read(3, "\177ELF\1\1\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\3\0\3\0\1\0\0\0 \343\0"..., 512) = 512
fstat64(3, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=262860, ...}) = 0
old_mmap(NULL, 264108, PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_DENYWRITE, 3, 0) = 0xb7f5c000
old_mmap(0xb7f94000, 32768, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_DENYWRITE, 3, 0x38000) = 0xb7f94000
old_mmap(0xb7f9c000, 1964, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0xb7f9c000
close(3)                                = 0
access("/etc/ld.so.nohwcap", F_OK)      = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/lib/libreadline.so.5", O_RDONLY) = 3
read(3, "\177ELF\1\1\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\3\0\3\0\1\0\0\0\220\272"..., 512) = 512
fstat64(3, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=466058, ...}) = 0
old_mmap(NULL, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0xb7f5b000
old_mmap(NULL, 187108, PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_DENYWRITE, 3, 0) = 0xb7f2d000
old_mmap(0xb7f56000, 16384, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_DENYWRITE, 3, 0x29000) = 0xb7f56000
old_mmap(0xb7f5a000, 2788, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0xb7f5a000
close(3)                                = 0
access("/etc/ld.so.nohwcap", F_OK)      = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6", O_RDONLY) = 3
read(3, "\177ELF\1\1\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\3\0\3\0\1\0\0\0\220O\1"..., 512) = 512
fstat64(3, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0755, st_size=1232784, ...}) = 0
old_mmap(NULL, 1238972, PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_DENYWRITE, 3, 0) = 0xb7dfe000
old_mmap(0xb7f23000, 28672, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_DENYWRITE, 3, 0x125000) = 0xb7f23000
old_mmap(0xb7f2a000, 10172, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0xb7f2a000
close(3)                                = 0
access("/etc/ld.so.nohwcap", F_OK)      = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/lib/tls/i686/cmov/libdl.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 3
read(3, "\177ELF\1\1\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\3\0\3\0\1\0\0\0\260\v\0"..., 512) = 512
fstat64(3, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=8204, ...}) = 0
old_mmap(NULL, 11016, PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_DENYWRITE, 3, 0) = 0xb7dfb000
old_mmap(0xb7dfd000, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_DENYWRITE, 3, 0x1000) = 0xb7dfd000
close(3)                                = 0
old_mmap(NULL, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0xb7dfa000
set_thread_area({entry_number:-1 -> 6, base_addr:0xb7dfa6c0, limit:1048575, seg_32bit:1, contents:0, read_exec_only:0, limit_in_pages:1, seg_not_present:0, useable:1}) = 0
munmap(0xb7fc0000, 69132)               = 0
time(NULL)                              = 1147975592
write(2, "\n", 1
)                       = 1
brk(0)                                  = 0x804e000
brk(0x806f000)                          = 0x806f000
open("/dev/null", O_RDWR)               = 3
open("/dev/pilot", O_RDWR|O_NONBLOCK)   = 4
ioctl(4, SNDCTL_TMR_TIMEBASE or TCGETS <unfinished ...>
+++ killed by SIGSEGV +++
*** EOF ***

I hope this is helpful.