On Mon, 06 Aug 2007 22:06:13 -0400, Matthew Flaschen wrote: [...] > > I don't know why you're getting that error, when that device file > clearly exists. > > Matt Flaschen Here it is after I updated udev and disabled the password protection on the thumb drive: [root@mbrc15 ~]# !parted parted /dev/sdb print Model: SanDisk U3 Cruzer Micro (scsi) Disk /dev/sdb: 1021MB Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B Partition Table: msdos Number Start End Size Type File system Flags 1 126kB 1021MB 1021MB primary fat16 Information: Don't forget to update /etc/fstab, if necessary. Looks better, doesn't it? It now works correctly. I wonder if there is a secure file system I could use on it that would work on both WinXP and Linux? Mike.