tail -s 3 -f /var/log/messages gets me Oct 30 12:15:48 hawk kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:02.1-1, assigned address 4 Oct 30 12:15:51 hawk /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: Setup usb-storage for USB product 5 4c/2e/300 But I still have *no* idea how to mount it. -- Carl Parrish (cparrish@carlparrish.com) http://www.carlparrish.com --- Registered Linux User #295761 http://counter.li.org