No, I am sorry, I was too fast to react. Somehow, once, by chance it got recognized. Now, I cannot once again get it. And dmesg is giving some kernel message: << usb 3-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 2 usb 3-2: not running at top speed; connect to a high speed hub usb 3-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice scsi3 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices usb-storage: device found at 2 usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning usb-storage: device scan complete scsi scan: INQUIRY result too short (5), using 36 scsi 3:0:0:0: CD-ROM Toshiba USB 2.0 CD-ROM 1.15 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 usb 3-2: reset full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 2 usb 3-2: USB disconnect, address 2 scsi 3:0:0:1: scsi: Device offlined - not ready after error recovery BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000000 printing eip: c04f4f05 *pde = 25fa6067 *pte = 00000000 Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP Modules linked in: autofs4 hidp rfcomm l2cap bluetooth sunrpc nf_conntrack_ftp nf_conntrack_netbios_ns nf_conntrack_ipv4 ipt_REJECT iptable_filter ip_tables nf_conntrack_ipv6 xt_state nf_conntrack nfnetlink xt_tcpudp ip6t_REJECT ip6table_filter ip6_tables x_tables ipv6 dm_mirror dm_multipath dm_mod video output sbs battery ac snd_usb_audio snd_usb_lib snd_hwdep snd_via82xx gameport snd_ac97_codec ac97_bus snd_seq_dummy snd_seq_oss snd_seq_midi_event snd_seq snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss snd_pcm snd_timer snd_page_alloc snd_mpu401_uart via_ircc snd_rawmidi irda snd_seq_device 8139cp parport_pc crc_ccitt snd button parport usb_storage i2c_viapro soundcore i2c_core 8139too mii sr_mod cdrom sg ata_generic pata_via libata sd_mod scsi_mod ext3 jbd mbcache ehci_hcd ohci_hcd uhci_hcd CPU: 0 EIP: 0060:[<c04f4f05>] Not tainted VLI EFLAGS: 00010246 (2.6.23.1-21.fc7 #1) EIP is at strlen+0x8/0x11 eax: 00000000 ebx: 0000000b ecx: ffffffff edx: ee0695e4 esi: f0bc8706 edi: 00000000 ebp: ee0695e4 esp: efc23e54 ds: 007b es: 007b fs: 00d8 gs: 0000 ss: 0068 Process khubd (pid: 136, ti=efc23000 task=c16ecc20 task.ti=efc23000) Stack: ee0695e4 c0565bc2 ee0695dc f0bd196c f0bd1900 c0565cef 00000000 ee0695dc dd46bc00 00000296 dd46b400 c0565d81 ee069400 f0bbe6b4 ee069400 dd46bc00 f0bbc19b dd46bc30 dd46bc00 f0bb73aa dd46bebc 00000001 dd46bc00 f0c2f719 Call Trace: [<c0565bc2>] make_class_name+0x15/0x4f [<c0565cef>] class_device_del+0x97/0x121 [<c0565d81>] class_device_unregister+0x8/0x10 [<f0bbe6b4>] __scsi_remove_device+0x1d/0x60 [scsi_mod] [<f0bbc19b>] scsi_forget_host+0x2d/0x4a [scsi_mod] [<f0bb73aa>] scsi_remove_host+0x65/0xd7 [scsi_mod] [<f0c2f719>] quiesce_and_remove_host+0xb1/0xc0 [usb_storage] [<f0c2f7ec>] storage_disconnect+0xe/0x16 [usb_storage] [<c057d46f>] usb_unbind_interface+0x44/0x94 [<c0565423>] __device_release_driver+0x6e/0x8b [<c05657f6>] device_release_driver+0x32/0x48 [<c0564dee>] bus_remove_device+0x6a/0x7a [<c05635d9>] device_del+0x1ef/0x260 [<c057ae31>] usb_disable_device+0x5c/0xbb [<c057758f>] usb_disconnect+0x97/0x137 [<c0577caa>] hub_thread+0x3af/0xaa2 [<c043d3c5>] autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x35 [<c05778fb>] hub_thread+0x0/0xaa2 [<c043d2fe>] kthread+0x38/0x5e [<c043d2c6>] kthread+0x0/0x5e [<c0405dbb>] kernel_thread_helper+0x7/0x10 ======================= Code: f0 48 5e c3 56 89 d1 89 c6 83 ec 04 31 d2 89 c8 88 c4 ac 38 e0 75 03 8d 56 ff 84 c0 75 f4 5e 89 d0 5e c3 57 83 c9 ff 89 c7 31 c0 <f2> ae f7 d1 49 5f 89 c8 c3 57 89 c7 89 d0 31 d2 85 c9 74 0c f2 EIP: [<c04f4f05>] strlen+0x8/0x11 SS:ESP 0068:efc23e54 >> And 'lsusb' has hanged the terminal. The command prompt has not returned for around ten mintues. It is the same USB slot where it got discovered and mounted. -- das http://ddts.randomink.org/ http://ddts.randomink.org/blog/