On Tue, 2005-02-22 at 11:48 -0800, john_gore@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > Thanks, Here's the output of cdrecord -prcap > -dev=/dev/dvd > > Cdrecord-Clone 2.01-dvd (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright > (C) 1995-2004 Jrg Schill > ing > Note: This version is an unofficial (modified) version > with DVD support > Note: and therefore may have bugs that are not present > in the original. > Note: Please send bug reports or support requests to > http://bugzilla.redhat.com/ > bugzilla > Note: The author of cdrecord should not be bothered > with problems in this versio > n. > scsidev: '/dev/dvd' > devname: '/dev/dvd' > scsibus: -2 target: -2 lun: -2 > Linux sg driver version: 3.5.27 > Using libscg version 'schily-0.8'. > cdrecord: Warning: using inofficial libscg transport > code version (schily - Red > Hat-scsi-linux-sg.c-1.83-RH '@(#)scsi-linux-sg.c > 1.83 04/05/20 Copyright > 1997 J. Schilling'). > Device type : Removable CD-ROM > Version : 0 > Response Format: 1 > Vendor_info : 'ATAPI ' > Identifikation : 'DVD RW 8XMax ' > Revision : '150D' > Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-R/DVD-RW. > > Drive capabilities, per MMC-3 page 2A: > > Does read CD-R media > Does write CD-R media > Does read CD-RW media > Does write CD-RW media > Does read DVD-ROM media > Does read DVD-R media > Does write DVD-R media > Does not read DVD-RAM media > Does not write DVD-RAM media > Does support test writing Looks like that hardware is responding OK then. You *should* be able to mount a DVD-ROM using: # mount -r -t iso9660 /dev/dvd /mnt/cdrom If that doesn't work I'm out of ideas I'm afraid. Paul. -- Paul Howarth <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxx>