Selecting CD player from Gnome 2.2. get error message "Invalid CD Device". By starting a VMWare guest(W2k), connecting then disconnecting the CD in VMWare, the "CD Player" will start working. Is there a way to coax the CD player into working without the need to start a VMWare guest os? Configuration IBM 600E ThinkPad Debian Unstable - as at 17 Jul. Kernel 2.4.21 OSS sound. CD device /dev/hdc Thank you, Jeff Ewing