Hello, got a little struggle here with the mentioned programs.Can't access the cdrom as user.It works fine to read and write data (with cdrecord) but regular cd's (with music) are a no-go with cdparanoia - cdrecord works fine with that,too. As root there is no trouble at all!? I use ide-scsi emulation with that drive - pls. don't tell me that is the problem.Had enough trouble to get that going. Thank you, Klaus