I have the same problem with my Sony PEG-SL10/e PDA. In my case, KDE gives me a backtrace, I hope it helps:
Using host libthread_db library "/lib/libthread_db.so.1". [Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled] [New Thread 0x2b4972fdcbe0 (LWP 16831)] [New Thread 0x40800950 (LWP 17163)] [KCrash handler] #5 0x00002aaaac810223 in AbbrowserConduit::_buildResolutionTable ( this=0xabd150, tab=0x7fff3fb1e5d0, [EMAIL PROTECTED], backupAddr=0xaab6b0, palmAddr=0x0) at /tmp/buildd/kdepim-3.5.8/./kpilot/conduits/abbrowserconduit/abbrowser-conduit.cc:1596 #6 0x00002aaaac8114d2 in AbbrowserConduit::_smartMergeAddressee ( this=0xabd150, [EMAIL PROTECTED], backupAddr=0xaab6b0, palmAddr=0x0) at /tmp/buildd/kdepim-3.5.8/./kpilot/conduits/abbrowserconduit/abbrowser-conduit.cc:1746 #7 0x00002aaaac811a27 in AbbrowserConduit::syncAddressee (this=0xabd150, [EMAIL PROTECTED], backupAddr=0xaab6b0, palmAddr=0x0) at /tmp/buildd/kdepim-3.5.8/./kpilot/conduits/abbrowserconduit/abbrowser-conduit.cc:1018 #8 0x00002aaaac811fa3 in AbbrowserConduit::slotPCRecToPalm (this=0xabd150) at /tmp/buildd/kdepim-3.5.8/./kpilot/conduits/abbrowserconduit/abbrowser-conduit.cc:728 #9 0x00002aaaac81233b in AbbrowserConduit::qt_invoke (this=0xabd150, _id=5, _o=0x7fff3fb1e880) at ./abbrowser-conduit.moc:95 #10 0x00002b496d81a186 in QObject::activate_signal (this=0x7c9290, clist=0x8c9e80, o=0x7fff3fb1e880) at kernel/qobject.cpp:2356 #11 0x00002b496db91e05 in QSignal::signal (this=0x7c9290, [EMAIL PROTECTED]) at .moc/debug-shared-mt/moc_qsignal.cpp:100 #12 0x00002b496d8383c7 in QSignal::activate (this=0x7c9290) at kernel/qsignal.cpp:212 #13 0x00002b496d83fc0c in QSingleShotTimer::event (this=0x7c9240) at kernel/qtimer.cpp:286 #14 0x00002b496d7b23aa in QApplication::internalNotify (this=0x7fff3fb1f150, receiver=0x7c9240, e=0x7fff3fb1ed70) at kernel/qapplication.cpp:2635 #15 0x00002b496d7b4158 in QApplication::notify (this=0x7fff3fb1f150, receiver=0x7c9240, e=0x7fff3fb1ed70) at kernel/qapplication.cpp:2358 #16 0x00002b496ced7aad in KApplication::notify (this=0x7fff3fb1f150, receiver=0x7c9240, event=0x7fff3fb1ed70) at /tmp/buildd/kdelibs-3.5.8.dfsg.1/./kdecore/kapplication.cpp:550 #17 0x00002b496d743abe in QApplication::sendEvent (receiver=0x7c9240, event=0x7fff3fb1ed70) at ../include/qapplication.h:520 #18 0x00002b496d7a5b04 in QEventLoop::activateTimers (this=0x67b300) at kernel/qeventloop_unix.cpp:556 #19 0x00002b496d758185 in QEventLoop::processEvents (this=0x67b300, flags=4) at kernel/qeventloop_x11.cpp:389 #20 0x00002b496d7cc673 in QEventLoop::enterLoop (this=0x67b300) at kernel/qeventloop.cpp:198 #21 0x00002b496d7cc35f in QEventLoop::exec (this=0x67b300) at kernel/qeventloop.cpp:145 #22 0x00002b496d7b3e8c in QApplication::exec (this=0x7fff3fb1f150) at kernel/qapplication.cpp:2758 #23 0x000000000041378d in main (argc=1, argv=0x7fff3fb1f598) at /tmp/buildd/kdepim-3.5.8/./kpilot/kpilot/pilotDaemon.cc:1400 #24 0x00002b496c3dc1c4 in __libc_start_main () from /lib/libc.so.6 #25 0x000000000040f179 in _start () -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]