Greetings all; I just mounted, as a vfat filesystem, a 64meg usb key/stick, wrote one file to it on a debian/kubuntu 6.06 LTS system, unmounted it and and brought it in here and plugged it into the FC6 box, on a usb1.1 hub also, but I cannot mount it. usb_storage is loaded according to lsmod. Here is the stanza from the log when I plug it in: May 10 13:24:42 coyote kernel: scsi2 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices May 10 13:24:47 coyote kernel: scsi 2:0:0:0: Direct-Access Staples 0.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2 May 10 13:24:47 coyote kernel: scsi 2:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg4 type 0 May 10 13:29:03 coyote kernel: usb 2-2.1: USB disconnect, address 4 May 10 13:29:05 coyote kernel: usb 2-2.2: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 5 May 10 13:29:05 coyote kernel: usb 2-2.2: not running at top speed; connect to a high speed hub May 10 13:29:05 coyote kernel: usb 2-2.2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice May 10 13:29:05 coyote kernel: scsi3 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices May 10 13:29:10 coyote kernel: scsi 3:0:0:0: Direct-Access Staples 0.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2 May 10 13:29:10 coyote kernel: scsi 3:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg4 type 0 And of course sg4 is assumed to be the loader robot for the 5th robotic scsi tape drive the last I knew. Shouldn't it be available as /dev/sda1? It always has been before, quite a few times. Kernel is 2.6.21.1-cfs-v10 -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Windows: XT emulator for an Pentium.