Looks like I spoke too soon. When I do the gvim /etc/fstab function I can add the code in the window. BUT, the usbdevfs is highlighted in red. The line of code looks like this (with colors in parenthesis)

none (light green) /proc/bus/usb(black) usbdevfs (highlighted red) defaults (dark green) 0 0 (pink)

Also, my USB thumb drive will not appear on the desktop as the hdb2 partition and other things do. The drive is an PNY thumbdrive 128 MB 1.1 USB. I'm sorry to be so juvenile in this, are there places that explain the code so I could better learn this on my own? The lilo problem has been solved. Thanks a bunch.

Dr. B