I added the following line in fstab: * '/dev/hde1 /home/yogi/mnt/Sandisk vfat username=<username>,password=<pw>,uid=<user> gid=<grp> 0 0' The line, 'mount /home/<user>/mnt/Sandisk' worked and the disk was accessible with rw access. I moved files from it to the main partition, deleted a couple other files and attempted to umount. 'Device Busy' was the constant error, so I just unplugged it and held my breath. I then changed the line to more-or-less emulate the floppy device and tried again. No luck. I changed back to what I had in the first place, and no luck.(?) I received errors which contained the suggestions, sda, so, and one other, I think. System log follows, based on the original fstab line*: Jul 2 18:12:02 yogi02 cardmgr[1041]: socket 0: ATA/IDE Fixed Disk Jul 2 18:12:02 yogi02 cardmgr[1041]: executing: 'insmod -v /lib/modules/2.4.20-4GB//pcmcia/ide-cs.o' Jul 2 18:12:03 yogi02 cardmgr[1041]: + Using /lib/modules/2.4.20-4GB//pcmcia/ide-cs.o Jul 2 18:12:03 yogi02 cardmgr[1041]: + Symbol version prefix '' Jul 2 18:12:04 yogi02 kernel: hde: SanDisk SDCFB-8, CFA DISK drive Jul 2 18:12:04 yogi02 kernel: ide2 at 0x100-0x107,0x10e on irq 5 Jul 2 18:12:04 yogi02 kernel: ide-floppy driver 0.99.newide Jul 2 18:12:04 yogi02 kernel: hde: attached ide-disk driver. Jul 2 18:12:04 yogi02 kernel: hde: task_no_data_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } Jul 2 18:12:04 yogi02 kernel: hde: task_no_data_intr: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError } Jul 2 18:12:04 yogi02 kernel: hde: 15680 sectors (8 MB) w/1KiB Cache, CHS=245/2/32 Jul 2 18:12:04 yogi02 kernel: hde: hde1 Jul 2 18:12:04 yogi02 kernel: ide_cs: hde: Vcc = 3.3, Vpp = 0.0 Jul 2 18:12:04 yogi02 cardmgr[1041]: executing: './ide start hde' Jul 2 18:12:19 yogi02 kernel: hde: hde1 Jul 2 18:12:19 yogi02 kernel: hde: hde1 Jul 2 18:19:51 yogi02 kernel: Trying to free nonexistent resource <00000100-0000010f> Jul 2 18:19:51 yogi02 cardmgr[1041]: executing: './ide stop hde' Jul 2 18:19:56 yogi02 kernel: hde: status timeout: status=0xff { Busy } Jul 2 18:19:56 yogi02 kernel: Jul 2 18:19:56 yogi02 kernel: hde: drive not ready for command Jul 2 18:20:01 yogi02 kernel: hde: status timeout: status=0xff { Busy } Jul 2 18:20:01 yogi02 kernel: Jul 2 18:20:01 yogi02 kernel: hde: drive not ready for command Jul 2 18:20:06 yogi02 kernel: hde: status timeout: status=0xff { Busy } Jul 2 18:20:06 yogi02 kernel: Jul 2 18:20:06 yogi02 kernel: hde: drive not ready for command Jul 2 18:20:41 yogi02 kernel: ide2: reset timed-out, status=0xff Jul 2 18:20:41 yogi02 kernel: hde: status timeout: status=0xff { Busy } Jul 2 18:20:41 yogi02 kernel: Jul 2 18:20:41 yogi02 kernel: hde: drive not ready for command Jul 2 18:20:55 yogi02 cardmgr[6967]: modpath = /lib/modules/2.4.20-4GB Jul 2 18:20:55 yogi02 cardmgr[6967]: modsubdir = pcmcia Jul 2 18:20:55 yogi02 cardmgr[6967]: open_sock(socket 0) failed: Device or resource busy Jul 2 18:20:55 yogi02 cardmgr[6967]: another cardmgr is already running? Jul 2 18:21:11 yogi02 kernel: ide2: reset timed-out, status=0xff Jul 2 18:21:11 yogi02 kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 21:01 (hde), sector 1 Jul 2 18:21:11 yogi02 kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 21:01 (hde), sector 7 Jul 2 18:21:11 yogi02 cardmgr[1041]: + /dev/hde1 umounted Jul 2 18:21:11 yogi02 cardmgr[1041]: executing: 'rmmod ide-cs' The device was, apparently, forcibly umounted by extraction. Any ideas appreciated. -- ...CH SuSE On A Toshi Is All U Need 2 Drive U Nuts. Linux user# 313696 Linux box# 199365