>> ls -lart /dev/hcd /dev/cdrom >> ??? >this is what i got: >brw-rw---- 1 root disk 22, 0 May 5 1998 /dev/hdc >lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 Jan 19 14:02 /dev/cdrom -> hdc >help any? Yes, now show us your /etc/fstab