well, this is my current output: eduard@eduard-laptop:~$ dmesg |grep IronKey [ 402.408196] scsi 3:0:0:0: CD-ROM IronKey CD-ROM 2.08 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 [ 402.409559] scsi 3:0:0:1: Direct-Access IronKey Secure Drive 2.08 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 eduard@eduard-laptop:~$ uname -a Linux eduard-laptop 2.6.35-22-generic-pae #34~lucid1-Ubuntu SMP Mon Oct 11 14:53:39 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux eduard@eduard-laptop:~$ dmesg |grep 0x46 eduard@eduard-laptop:~$ dmesg |grep 0x4A eduard@eduard-laptop:~$ So, looks like all ok... ironkey is all day in the machine... uname -a Linux eduard-laptop 2.6.35-22-generic-pae #34~lucid1-Ubuntu SMP Mon Oct 11 14:53:39 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux Hope this helps more.. otherwise.. good luck with testing... BTW: at ironkeyforum there is a topic about ubuntu 10.04 and 10.10.. pls feel welcome to add your findings.. regards, bankey 2010/10/15 Arun Ramiya