> What you posted to me (and below) is what he is asking for. It looks > below like you were in /proc/ide/hdc when you did the cat command and > that does not work to create regular files. You should have been in the > regular filesystem and not in the /proc filesystem. > > You might try this. > 1. edit /etc/sysconfig/hwconf and delete the stanza related to the > cdrom > 2. edit /etc/fstab and delete the line for the cdrom. > 3. reboot and allow kudzu to recreate the entries for the cdrom in the > hwconf and fstab. > 4. Try the mount again. > > I do not know if the fact the udf module is loaded already may interfere > with mounting an iso9660 disk, but on mine the only time the udf module > is loaded is when I insert a CD-RW disk. This may be an issue here for > you. I just tried that. kudzu found it, configured, same problem on boot up. This is really starting to look gloomy. Thanks