Ok perhaps its the midnight old getting to me.This "mount -r -t iso9660 /dev/dvdrw /media" worked.I was using the "mount -t udf /dev/dvdrw /media' and mounting was failing . But now the question is why are CDs automounted and DVDs not?What should I do to get the DVD automounted .I don't wannt type "mount -r -t iso9660 /dev/dvdrw /media" everytime I want load a DVD. -- Jeff Mutonho GoogleTalk : ejbengine Skype : ejbengine Registered Linux user number 366042