I have three computer with SuSe 9.0 and two different external usb 2.0 enclosure with two different hd (Toshiba, IBM) but all of them failed to read FAT32 partition. Even I changed the hd with each other. Under windows both hd are perfect no bad sector. Toshiba hd brand new. BTW. I can use them under KNOPPIX 3.3 without any hitch. I read in the archive (Febr. 2004) the same problem, but no viable solution. I suspect this is somehow a SuSE bug:(( Here is some error message: Apr 11 22:37:04 hepike kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:1d.7-1, assigned address 2 Apr 11 22:37:04 hepike kernel: scsi2 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices Apr 11 22:37:04 hepike kernel: Vendor: TOSHIBA Model: MK6021GAS Rev: 0811 Apr 11 22:37:04 hepike kernel: Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 Apr 11 22:37:04 hepike kernel: Attached scsi disk sdb at scsi2, channel 0, id 0, lun 0 Apr 11 22:37:04 hepike kernel: SCSI device sdb: 117210240 512-byte hdwr sectors (60012 MB) Apr 11 22:37:04 hepike kernel: sdb: sdb1 sdb2 Apr 11 22:37:04 hepike kernel: WARNING: USB Mass Storage data integrity not assured Apr 11 22:37:04 hepike kernel: USB Mass Storage device found at 2 Apr 11 22:37:09 hepike kernel: sda : READ CAPACITY failed. Apr 11 22:37:09 hepike kernel: sda : status = 1, message = 00, host = 0, driver = 08 Apr 11 22:37:09 hepike kernel: Info fld=0xa00 (nonstd), Current sd00:00: sense key Not Ready Apr 11 22:37:09 hepike kernel: sda : block size assumed to be 512 bytes, disk size 1GB. Apr 11 22:37:09 hepike kernel: sda: test WP failed, assume Write Enabled Apr 11 22:37:09 hepike kernel: sda: I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 0 Apr 11 22:37:09 hepike kernel: I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 0 Apr 11 22:37:09 hepike kernel: I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 2097144 Apr 11 22:37:09 hepike kernel: I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 2097144 Apr 11 22:37:09 hepike kernel: I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 0 Apr 11 22:37:09 hepike kernel: I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 0 Apr 11 22:37:09 hepike kernel: unable to read partition table On different (Sony) laptop, same error all over the /var/log/messages Sonyka:/home/vpista # tail -150 /var/log/messages Mar 29 09:43:30 Sonyka kernel: I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 2097144 Mar 29 09:43:30 Sonyka kernel: I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 0 Mar 29 09:43:30 Sonyka kernel: I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 0 Mar 29 09:43:30 Sonyka kernel: unable to read partition table Mar 29 09:43:30 Sonyka kernel: Device not ready. Make sure there is a disc in the drive. Mar 29 09:43:30 Sonyka kernel: I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 0 Mar 29 09:43:30 Sonyka kernel: Device not ready. Make sure there is a disc in the drive. Mar 29 09:43:30 Sonyka kernel: usb-uhci.c: interrupt, status 3, frame# 1434 Mar 29 09:43:31 Sonyka /etc/hotplug/net.agent[2140]: No HW description found ... exiting Mar 29 09:43:31 Sonyka kernel: sda : READ CAPACITY failed. Mar 29 09:43:31 Sonyka kernel: sda : status = 1, message = 00, host = 0, driver = 08 Mar 29 09:43:31 Sonyka kernel: Current sd00:00: sense key Not Ready Mar 29 09:43:31 Sonyka kernel: Additional sense indicates Medium not present Mar 29 09:43:31 Sonyka kernel: sda : block size assumed to be 512 bytes, disk size 1GB. Mar 29 09:43:31 Sonyka kernel: sda: test WP failed, assume Write Enabled Mar 29 09:43:31 Sonyka kernel: sda: I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 0 Mar 29 09:43:31 Sonyka kernel: I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 0 Mar 29 09:43:31 Sonyka kernel: I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 2097144 Mar 29 09:43:31 Sonyka kernel: I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 2097144 Mar 29 09:43:31 Sonyka kernel: I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 0 Mar 29 09:43:31 Sonyka kernel: I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 0 Mar 29 09:43:31 Sonyka kernel: unable to read partition table Could anybody give me some hints for eliminate this problem? -- Thanks: Steve -- Üdv: Pista From HP_zt3010 SuSE 9.0 Kmail 1.54 KDE 3.14