usb mp3 player not auto-mounting

I'm running 3.1, and my mass-storage device (usb) does not show up in the "computer" item on the desktop. However, the device is very specifically listed in hardinfo, and correctly. I installed what packages I could find that might make it work, including usbutils version 0.70-8 usbmount vers

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here are a bunch of misc info: 2 dvds from an online vendor, linux-cd.com it successfully booted from the dvds, launching the installer. list of hardware: A7V333 mobo w/ 1800+ Athlon Geforce 2 400 belkin something or other 10/100 ethernet (see below) coupla hds (seagate and something else - but th

newbie can't install 3.1

I don't know much, and figured the best way to learn linux is by having it. Unfortunately, the installation looked like it only half succeeded. The gui won't work, and it won't auto-config my network card (I'm often on a big lan, and windows works). Of that I am certain, and other things migh