ouch... Dr J Austin wrote: > Nov 10 23:17:26 maui kernel: SCSI device sdb: 1024000 512-byte hdwr sectors (524 MB) > Nov 10 23:17:26 maui kernel: sdb: Write Protect is off > Nov 10 23:17:26 maui kernel: sdb: assuming drive cache: write through > Nov 10 23:17:26 maui kernel: sdb: sdb1 > Nov 10 23:17:26 maui kernel: sdb: sdb1 > Nov 10 23:17:26 maui scsi.agent[6755]: disk at /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.3/usb1/1-6/1-6:1.0/host3/3:0:0:0 > Nov 10 23:17:26 maui kernel: kobject_register failed for sdb1 (-17) > Nov 10 23:17:26 maui kernel: [<021db148>] kobject_register+0x31/0x39 > Nov 10 23:17:26 maui kernel: [<021a8af2>] add_partition+0xb0/0xc0 > Nov 10 23:17:26 maui kernel: [<021a8c34>] register_disk+0xf5/0x13f > Nov 10 23:17:26 maui kernel: [<0224ae32>] add_disk+0x2b/0x36 > Nov 10 23:17:26 maui kernel: [<0224adf3>] exact_match+0x0/0x7 > Nov 10 23:17:26 maui kernel: [<0224adfa>] exact_lock+0x0/0xd > Nov 10 23:17:26 maui kernel: [<1e9ddccc>] sd_probe+0x361/0x3ba [sd_mod] > Nov 10 23:17:26 maui kernel: [<02242b8f>] bus_match+0x27/0x45 > Nov 10 23:17:27 maui kernel: [<02242bea>] device_attach+0x3d/0x65 > Nov 10 23:17:27 maui kernel: [<02242dfd>] bus_add_device+0x62/0x99 > Nov 10 23:17:27 maui kernel: [<02242085>] device_add+0x71/0x102 > Nov 10 23:17:27 maui kernel: [<1ea174f3>] scsi_sysfs_add_sdev+0x27/0x193 [scsi_mod] > Nov 10 23:17:27 maui kernel: [<1ea16342>] scsi_add_lun+0x458/0x463 [scsi_mod] > Nov 10 23:17:27 maui kernel: [<1ea1647c>] scsi_probe_and_add_lun+0x12f/0x1bd [scsi_mod] > Nov 10 23:17:27 maui kernel: [<1ea16a7d>] scsi_scan_target+0x52/0xa0 [scsi_mod] > Nov 10 23:17:27 maui kernel: [<1ea16b0c>] scsi_scan_channel+0x41/0x60 [scsi_mod] > Nov 10 23:17:27 maui kernel: [<1ea16bd8>] scsi_scan_host_selected+0xad/0xe1 [scsi_mod] > Nov 10 23:17:27 maui kernel: [<1ea16c1b>] scsi_scan_host+0xf/0x12 [scsi_mod] > Nov 10 23:17:27 maui kernel: [<1e9fee1a>] storage_probe+0x201/0x22e [usb_storage] > Nov 10 23:17:27 maui kernel: [<0217f16b>] dput+0x33/0x4f3 > Nov 10 23:17:27 maui kernel: [<0227a6d3>] usb_probe_interface+0x41/0x4b > Nov 10 23:17:27 maui kernel: [<02242b8f>] bus_match+0x27/0x45 > Nov 10 23:17:27 maui kernel: [<02242bea>] device_attach+0x3d/0x65 > Nov 10 23:17:27 maui kernel: [<02242dfd>] bus_add_device+0x62/0x99 > Nov 10 23:17:27 maui kernel: [<02242085>] device_add+0x71/0x102 > Nov 10 23:17:27 maui kernel: [<02282586>] usb_set_configuration+0x2e8/0x336 > Nov 10 23:17:27 maui kernel: [<0227cc6c>] usb_new_device+0xb3/0x10f > Nov 10 23:17:27 maui kernel: [<0227ddd4>] hub_port_connect_change+0x373/0x4f7 > Nov 10 23:17:27 maui kernel: [<0227e2de>] hub_events+0x386/0x437 > Nov 10 23:17:27 maui kernel: [<0227e38f>] hub_thread+0x0/0xe4 > Nov 10 23:17:27 maui kernel: [<0227e3ad>] hub_thread+0x1e/0xe4 > Nov 10 23:17:27 maui kernel: [<0211cf5b>] autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x2d > Nov 10 23:17:27 maui kernel: [<0227e38f>] hub_thread+0x0/0xe4 > Nov 10 23:17:27 maui kernel: [<0211cf5b>] autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x2d > Nov 10 23:17:27 maui kernel: [<021041d9>] kernel_thread_helper+0x5/0xb > Nov 10 23:17:27 maui kernel: Attached scsi removable disk sdb at scsi3, channel 0, id 0, lun 0