devices in Linux are named as follows: /dev/hda for master on primary IDE /dev/hdb for slave on prim. IDE /dev/hdc for master on sec. IDE /dev/hdd for slave on sec. IDE Now, just you need to know where your cdrom is. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrei S. Ivanov c680789@showme.missouri.edu UIN 12402354 http://members.tripod.com/AnSIv