Yes I did it and no /dev/sd.. while the usb key is plugged in: Disque /dev/hda: 81.9 Go, 81964302336 octets 255 têtes, 63 secteurs/piste, 9964 cylindres Unités = cylindres de 16065 * 512 = 8225280 octets Périphérique Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1 * 1 13 104391 83 Linux /dev/hda2 14 9710 77891152+ 83 Linux /dev/hda3 9711 9964 2040255 82 Linux swap Selon Andrey Andreev <andreev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > Hi, > > did you try fdisk -l as Alexander suggested? > > ysdg@xxxxxxx wrote: > > thx for your time Alexander. > > I had already done "tail -f /var/log/messages" before posting this request > : > > nothing appears when plugging or unplugging the usb key. Even if I reboot > the > > problem remains (the only error detection is : "modprobe: FATAL: Error > running > > install command for sound_slot_1" ; hence nothing concerning usbdevice) > > My kernel is 2.6.8-1.521 ; I read a guy having the same problem with the > same > > motherboard ASUS P4P800 recompile his kernel to make it works.... As I've > never > > done it, I'm bit reluctant... > > Do you still have wise advice to give me ? > > THX > > > ... > >>>updated everything. With FC1, I was used to mount my usbkeys with the > >> > >>following > >> > >>>command : > >>>mount -t vfat /dev/sda1 /mnt/removable > >> > >>The partition hasn't hardly changed. So it will still be sda1. > >> > >> > >>>It doesn't work anymore... I used many other mounting point such as sda > >> > >>sda2 > >> > >>>sda3... sdb sdb1 ... but nothing worked. > ... > > Recent 2.6 kernels "renamed" the devices on some sata controllers as > /dev/sd? so, as your mobo has 2 sata ports, probably sda and sdb would > go to them, leaving the usbkey to sdc or something. See fdisk -l anyway. > > //Andro > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list >