Hey Group: On my passed 8.0 version of SuSE I was told by this list to remove the DB created by hwinfo. Then I was instructed to rebuild it by simply running "hwinfo". It worked and was a good way to clear stored devices which have removed from showing up when typing EX. "hwinfo --cdrom". The behavior of "hwinfo" and the location of it's DB have changed in 8.2. SuSE 8.2 - /var/lib/hardware/unique-keys. It seems that the DB will not be rebuilt unless I reboot and "Starting hardware scan" (as I remember) does so. man hwinfo seems not mention howto rebuild the DB without rebooting. hwinfo --help Usage: hwinfo [options] Probe for hardware. --short just a short listing --log logfile write info to logfile --debug level set debuglevel --dump-db n dump hardware data base, 0: external, 1: internal --hw_item probe for hw_item hw_item is one of: cdrom, floppy, disk, network, gfxcard, framebuffer, monitor, camera, mouse, joystick, keyboard, chipcard, sound, isdn, modem, storage-ctrl, netcard, printer, tv, dvb, scanner, braille, sys, bios, cpu, partition, usb-ctrl, usb, pci, isapnp, ide, scsi, bridge, hub, memory, smp, pppoe, all, reallyall Any clues? I did need to use "-braille" to stop it from hanging. Which is fixed after removing /var/lib/hardware/unique-keys/* and rebooting. -- 73 de Donn Washburn __ " http://www.hal-pc.org/~n5xwb " Ham Callsign N5XWB / / __ __ __ __ __ __ __ 307 Savoy St. / /__ / / / \/ / / /_/ / \ \/ / Sugar Land, TX 77478 /_____/ /_/ /_/\__/ /_____/ /_/\_\ LL# 1.281.242.3256 a MSDOS Virus "Free Zone" OS Email: n5xwb@hal-pc.org Info: http://www.knoppix.net