This issue can be fixed by adding the following rule to /etc/udev/permissions.rules after the rule in question:
SUBSYSTEM="block", SYSFS{../removable}="1", GROUP="floppy" It also looks like this bug has been fixed [1] in the upstream git repository and should show up in udev-066. [1] http://ehlo.org/~kay/?p=linux/hotplug/udev-kay.git;a=commitdiff;h=738428b4499211247dafa394805ecaa2cb313f03 Patch against persmissons.rules from udev-056-3 to fix this issue: --- permissions.rules.orig 2005-08-07 14:09:26.707085952 +0200 +++ permissions.rules 2005-08-07 14:09:38.540287032 +0200 @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ # default permissions for block devices SUBSYSTEM="block", GROUP="disk" SUBSYSTEM="block", SYSFS{removable}="1", GROUP="floppy" +SUBSYSTEM="block", SYSFS{../removable}="1", GROUP="floppy" # IDE devices BUS="ide", KERNEL="hd[a-z]", SYSFS{removable}="1", \ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]