I did not try out usb drive, but I think there might be some issue with lvm. Would it load with: #!/bin/sh # # PROVIDE: dm # BEFORE: securelevel name="dm" rcvar=$name command="/sbin/modload dm" load_rc_config $name run_rc_command "$1" all in /etc/rc.d? File should be named "dm" or alike. Best regards Zoran