Well, I'm no less confused, but ... Despite the fact that the first iso compared w/o error to the originating directory after being mounted, i went ahead and recreated the iso and burned another dvd+r from that. The new dvd now compares w/ no errors to the original directory. I hate apparent nondeterministic events! D Wyatt -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines