> > Nevertheless, the command line > > /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom udf,iso9660 noauto,owner,ro 0 0 > Boot on linux with cdrom attached and do an ls -l /dev/cdrom and see where it points to. Note it down! Now do an lsmod and save the output somewhere like: /sbin/lsmod > /tmp/lsmod.attached.out Then detach the cdrom and do again: /sbin/lsmod > /tmp/lsmod.detached.out compare the two and the only module(s) missing from the 'detached' version are the ones managing your external cdrom. Note them down. Now reboot with cdrom detached. Once the boot process finishes attach the cdrom and do an: /sbin/lsmod to see if all the proper modules for it are loaded up (they should) if they don't create a script file with the proper 'modprobe' commands that will load the modules up after you attach the cdrom. Additionally create the proper '/dev/cdrom' link by: ln -s /dev/<device it should point to> /dev/cdrom where <device it should point to> is the device you were getting when you booted with cdrom attached! I think that should do the trick! Good luck!
