> my cd-rom is missing, also my d drive where do i look ? Could it be that you have not mounted your d drive or cd-rom? What is your output for ls /proc/ide/ ? Here is mine: [13:12:14 tmp]$ ls /proc/ide/ drivers hda hdb hdc ide0 ide1 [13:12:14 tmp]$ -- Shaul Karl <shaulka@bezeqint.net>