Vikas Rawal wrote: > I just got myself a 40 GB USB harddisk. But I am unable to mount it on > debian. > > Command "mount -t vfat /dev/sda1 /mnt/sda" gives following output: > "mount: /dev/sda1 is not a valid block device" Have you tried to load "ide-scsi" module into kernel? Something like rmmod usb-storage modprobe ide-scsi modprobe usb-storage -- André Carezia Eng. de Telecomunicações Carezia Consultoria - www.carezia.eng.br