Hello All, I am having a problem to the get the usb hotpluging to work once I compile the kernel. If I plug in my USB key and boot SuSE using the default kernel (2.6.8-24-smp in my case - from a default v9.2 installation) and look under "My computer" I get/see this: USB Hard Disc (/dev/sda1) => file:/media/usb-688856163E518EBE:0:0:0p1 Unmounted ################ Once mounted! Everything (even my external usb cd burner) works great. However when I compile the SuSe kernel the usb key (e.g. /dev/sdaX partitions) no longer mount automatically. Does anyone else have this problem or is this just me ? In both cases (default kernel or compiled kernel) I can still see my usb partitions: Disk /dev/sda: 131 MB, 131989504 bytes 5 heads, 51 sectors/track, 1010 cylinders Units = cylinders of 255 * 512 = 130560 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 1 1010 128749+ b W95 FAT I know that I can mount /dev/sda1 from the command line but I want get the "hotplug" to work properly like this: USB Hard Disc (/dev/sda1) => file:/media/usb-688856163E518EBE:0:0:0p1 Does anyone know how to get the standard SuSE usb hotplug setup to work "normally" with a kernel that has been compiled? I don't think that I am missing a kernel option - I think that under SuSE 9.2 hotplugged devices work using shell scripts like the one below: linux:/etc/init.d # ls *hotplug* boot.hotplug DESCRIPTION : enables automatic initialisation of hotplugged devices I don't however understand what gives in this case however. If anyone has ever "been there and done that" I would greatly appreciate a few pointers. TIA James