I wrote: > ... when the PDA device file does not exist.
Actually, now I'm not sure if it's because the device file (the filesystem node) does not exist yet, or if it's because the device isn't ready for reading/writing. (If it's the latter, I assume it would be harder to improve the error message.) Daniel -- Daniel Barclay [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]