"/dev/sda1 does not exist" Why????

[dan]

Steven Pasternak wrote:

>I use FC3 kernel 2.6.9-1.667 and when I plug my USB pen drive in and  click on 
>the kde icon I made it says that "/dev/sda1 doesn't exist". If I open a super 
>user terminal and go to /dev and type 'MAKEDEV sda1' it makes it, but says it 
>doesn't say that it is a valid block device. WHY??
>
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Perhaps this KDE utility needs configuring?  Is it pointing to the 
location of the actual device?  If you run 'mount', does it show 
anything about your thumb drive already being mounted to a different 
mount point?

Thanks
-dant