On Wed, 2007-12-26 at 08:09 -0500, Robert Moskowitz wrote: > William L. Maltby wrote: > > On Tue, 2007-12-25 at 21:59 -0500, Robert Moskowitz wrote: > ><snip> > > Do an lsmod and see if you see sg, maybe sd_mod, scsi_mod, ide_cd. > > Look at /etc/modules.conf (I think that's it - thngs changed in the last > > decade or so). > > > scsi_mod 133069 4 sr_mod,sg,libata,usb_storage > ide_cd 40033 0 > cdrom 36705 2 sr_mod,ide_cd > > (also a plain-old cdrom installed via IDE (internal) on this server). > > <snip> >From days past on LFS, when I was very active and less removed from the professional activities, I can say with certainty that the sr_mod and ide_cd are for the plain old cd-rom on your IDE channel. They are not required for the usb stuff. -- Bill