USB drive problem

[Karl Larsen]

Rohan Kulkarni wrote:
> Hello,
>          I recently upgraded to kernel 2.6.22.1-41.fc7.I earlier had 
> the kernel that comes along with Fedora 7 base system.My USB drive is 
> not showing up on the desktop nor in the directory /media.But it is 
> been shown as /dev/sdb1 on using fdisk - l.I need to mount it 
> explicitly using mount command and use it only through the command 
> prompt.The USB drive if connected before the system is booted shows up 
> on the desktop and also in /media.I am also facing the same problem 
> with CD's and DVD's which show up on the desktop only if i insert them 
> before the fedora 7 boots.What can be the problem?This problem does 
> not occur with the previous kernel that came with the F7 box.
    You should have got by update a new "udev" package. If you have not 
got all the updates then wait until you do. Then your USB system will 
work with that kernel :-)



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