his device did not exist on my machine, so I did this to get it: cd /dev ./MAKEDEV sr0
ls -l /dev/sr0 br--r--r-- 1 root cdrom 11, 0 Jul 24 13:21 /dev/sr0 Maybe try rebuilding the device? I notice yours is different. > kernel: Detected scsi disk sdb at scsi0, channel 0, id 1, lun 0 > kernel: Vendor: COMPAQ Model: PD-1 LF-1094C Rev: B110 > kernel: Type: CD-ROM ANSI SCSI revision: 02 > kernel: Detected scsi CD-ROM sr0 at scsi0, channel 0, id 5, lun 0 > # ls -l /dev/sr0 > brw-r--r-- 1 root root 22, 0 Jul 24 17:46 /dev/sr0 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .