> thanks for the tip, the cd* device is gone :] > i wish i knew that before.
No problem, I'm glad it worked for you. :-) > anyone knows how this utility works? I'm not entirely sure, but I'd like to know.. perhaps someone with the relevant skills can reverse engineer the utility and create something for OpenBSD. > i really thoght this was hw based! That was my initial thought.. but clearly the firmware is programmable. > and can anyone still with the U3 stuff reproduce > the machine crashes i have been seeing with hotplugd > but not able to reproduce every time? Unfortunately I can't help you with that, but I know someone who owns a similiar device.. AFAIK he hasn't removed U3 from it yet. -Brynet