I'm not really fluent in device stuff, but I just configured a RH9 machine for a project, and was trying to offload some config files to a flash drive. After searching, I added to fstab: /dev/sda1 /mnt/usb_flash vfat noauto,user,rw,umask=0 0 0 and did a mkdir /mnt/usb_flash as root here's the log ... only partially recognized ... did a modprobe usb-storage after the "not claimed by any active driver" message...removed and inserted several times... umount obviously not recognized. Sep 18 12:32:45 dvorak kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:07.3-2, assigned address 2 Sep 18 12:32:45 dvorak kernel: usb.c: USB device 2 (vend/prod 0xd7d/0x1600) is not claimed by any active driver. Sep 18 12:32:48 dvorak /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: Setup usb-storage for USB product d7d/1600/100 Sep 18 12:32:49 dvorak kernel: Initializing USB Mass Storage driver... Sep 18 12:32:49 dvorak kernel: usb.c: registered new driver usb-storage Sep 18 12:32:49 dvorak kernel: usb-uhci.c: interrupt, status 2, frame# 1284 Sep 18 12:32:49 dvorak kernel: scsi1 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices Sep 18 12:35:30 dvorak kernel: resize_dma_pool: unknown device type -1 Sep 18 12:36:39 dvorak kernel: usb.c: USB disconnect on device 00:07.3-2 address 2 Sep 18 12:36:41 dvorak devlabel: devlabel service started/restarted Sep 18 12:36:50 dvorak kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:07.3-2, assigned address 3 Sep 18 12:36:55 dvorak kernel: usb_control/bulk_msg: timeout Sep 18 12:36:55 dvorak kernel: usb.c: USB device not accepting new address=3 (error=-110) Sep 18 12:36:55 dvorak kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:07.3-2, assigned address 4 Sep 18 12:37:00 dvorak kernel: usb_control/bulk_msg: timeout Sep 18 12:37:00 dvorak kernel: usb.c: USB device not accepting new address=4 (error=-110) Sep 18 12:41:56 dvorak kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:07.3-2, assigned address 5 Sep 18 12:42:01 dvorak kernel: usb_control/bulk_msg: timeout Sep 18 12:42:01 dvorak kernel: usb.c: USB device not accepting new address=5 (error=-110) Sep 18 12:42:02 dvorak kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:07.3-2, assigned address 6 Sep 18 12:42:07 dvorak kernel: usb_control/bulk_msg: timeout Sep 18 12:42:07 dvorak kernel: usb.c: USB device not accepting new address=6 (error=-110) Any help would be appreciated Dick