Markus Huber wrote: > Thank you for that advice. Plugging in the IDE-USB-disk it reads: > > Mar 15 06:44:37 localhost kernel: usb 1-3: new high speed USB device > using address 2 > Mar 15 06:44:38 localhost pam_timestamp_check: pam_timestamp: `/' owner > UID != 0Mar 15 06:44:42 localhost kernel: usb 1-3: control timeout on ep0out > Mar 15 06:44:43 localhost pam_timestamp_check: pam_timestamp: `/' owner > UID != 0Mar 15 06:45:18 localhost last message repeated 7 times > Mar 15 06:46:23 localhost last message repeated 13 times A couple of random things you might try: Have you tried all your USB ports? Occasionally, the ports on the backplane (near the keyboard and mouse PS/2 ports) work better than those on the front of the machine. Try, as root, running /sbin/rmmod ehci before plugging the disk in. This downgrades the kernel to USB 1.1, but solves some issues. James. -- E-mail address: james | You know you've been computing too long when you see a @westexe.demon.co.uk | BBC News headline "MS damage repair mechanism found", | and wonder why that's news. Then you wonder why it's | listed under Health...