This an excerpt from my log. at 17:41:17 I plug in my SanDisk. at 17:43:33 I plug in my compact flash. My question is what is the second to the last line, and how can I erase files from my compact flash. Frank Apr 18 17:41:17 bear kernel: hub.c: USB new device connect on bus1/2/2, assigned device number 3 Apr 18 17:41:17 bear kernel: usb.c: USB device 3 (vend/prod 0x781/0x1) is not claimed by any active driver. Apr 18 17:41:17 bear kernel: SCSI subsystem driver Revision: 1.00 Apr 18 17:41:17 bear kernel: Initializing USB Mass Storage driver... Apr 18 17:41:17 bear kernel: usb.c: registered new driver usb-storage Apr 18 17:41:17 bear kernel: scsi0 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices Apr 18 17:41:17 bear kernel: Vendor: Model: Rev: Apr 18 17:41:17 bear kernel: Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 Apr 18 17:41:17 bear kernel: USB Mass Storage support registered. Apr 18 17:47:33 bear kernel: Attached scsi removable disk sda at scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0 Apr 18 17:47:33 bear kernel: usb-uhci.c: interrupt, status 3, frame# 251 Apr 18 17:47:33 bear kernel: usb-uhci.c: interrupt, status 3, frame# 253 Apr 18 17:47:33 bear kernel: SCSI device sda: 15680 512-byte hdwr sectors (8 MB) Apr 18 17:47:33 bear kernel: usb-uhci.c: interrupt, status 3, frame# 285 Apr 18 17:47:33 bear kernel: sda: test WP failed, assume Write Protected Apr 18 17:47:33 bear kernel: sda: sda1 _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users