Comment 8 for bug 19215

(In reply to comment #0)
> The device is /dev/sdb1, NOT just /dev/sdb.

Right, the kernel correctly recognizes it, but it is not known to hal.

If the device is plugged in, can you please show me the output of

  ls -l /dev/sdb*

? Also, can you please try to get a full hal debugging output as described on
the second half of

  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingRemovableDevices

Thanks!