>>>>> "t" == taharka <res00vl8@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: t> I found that the settings in fstab don't stick Because you included the "managed" option, which indicates that the entry is managed by HAL (and fstab-sync in particular). Something isn't detecting the floppy, or HAL has become screwed up and isn't recognizing the floppy. You can run "lshal" to see what HAL has found, but this produces a lot of output. You should run it under both the old and new kernels and note what changes. - J<