Now my kernel is compiled to with scsi emulation, and generic scsi. I unselected "probe all LUNs." Now only my NEC cdrom and my HP cd-r are recognized. What do I mount for either? /dev/sr0 and /dev/scd0 are not working. thanks for the continuing assistance on this everyone... NatePuri Certified Law Student & Debian GNU/Linux Monk McGeorge School of Law publisher@ompages.com http://ompages.com