> [dishawjp@eunix ~]$ cdrecord -v -eject speed=8 /media/cdrecorder /home/dishawjp/docs/ I don't do it this way. I edit my /etc/cdrecord.conf file to show where the drive is. Then I make an iso of what I want to burn. Then I write the iso with -dao. cdrecord -v -eject -dao file-to-burn.iso Does this help? I do have a custom script that will erase a cdrw, roll up my iso, and record it to the disk, all in one go. -=/>Thom