> > kernel? > 2.6.15-rc5 > > > compiled the right modules? > > ohci1934, ieee1934, sbp2 > > > udev? > > yes. FWIW, I try to plug in the firewire device (your target disk mode PB) into the PB only after the kernel has booted and hotplug has done its damage. At least with older kernels, I could not get the device to show up as disk otherwise. Michael