Fedora 10 unable to mount usb drives after update

[jack wallen]

Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
>
> I have run into this where there was not enough power at the port,
> or when the USB drive has not spun up yet. You can try plugging the
> drive into a different port and see if that helps.
>
>   
i've plugged into all usb ports, even through a powered usb hub. now i 
am starting to think the usb is going bad on the machine. looking for a 
means to test this - anyone have any suggestions?

thanks all!

jack