Thanks Marius, When I tried it I received > Tux:~# ls -l /dev/dvd > total 0 > Tux:~# Would you suggest 'ln -sf /dev/dvd /dvd' ? Adam afb at paradise.net.nz > Your /dev/dvd should be a link to the device, where your DVD-Rom is > connected to, e.g. /dev/hdc. What sys 'ls -l /dev/dvd'?