i know usb-core is a module...but i dont have it..or i am unable to locate it....do you know of any well known and obscure places i should check?....also while searching on google before starting this thread i came over doezens of posts in other fourms explaining how they did not have usb-core included with fedora core 2 or 3*im using core 2*...il keep searching....il probably end up having to recompile the kernel anyway