Matthew, /dev/sda would equal SCSI disk A...Your talking about a USB device. I would get 7.1 and I would also get the most current stable kernel. I would also check out and see if they have improved USB removable media..which use to suck, but I think it works fine on zips..it's CDR's that have the real issues. I would also check out sdb.suse.com to see if there are any new articles about this issue. Regards, * Matthew Smith (matt@kadina.cx) [010324 18:36]: => =>However, my problem with the USB Zip remains; I have partitioned and created ext2 =>partitions on discs using my server (EIDE Zip drive), but there is no way that I am =>able to mount anything using the USB Zip drive. I can't even persuade fdisk to talk =>to it - I just get unable to open /dev/sda. => =>Anybody got any ideas? Do I need to upgrade my 7.0 to 7.1 to get the new kernel? I =>believe that the USB support is "improved". => -- Ben Rosenberg mailto:ben@whack.org ----- If two men agree on everything, you can be sure that only one of them is doing the thinking.