Why is this saying "special device" ? Why is it trying to mount as a SCSI device ? Because it is a CDROM ? What kernel are you using ? I'm running -1.667. I'll plug a USB device in and see what I get. It worked yesterday... On Fri, 2004-11-05 at 14:44 -0600, Thomas Cameron wrote: > On Fri, 2004-11-05 at 13:39 -0700, Kim Lux wrote: > > what happens if you try to mount /dev/sr0 (manually) ? > > > > > [root@thomas ~]# mount -t auto /dev/sr0 /mnt/ > mount: special device /dev/sr0 does not exist > [root@thomas ~]# ls -l /dev/sr0 > ls: /dev/sr0: No such file or directory > > What are the major and minor numbers supposed to be for /dev/sr0? > -- > A: Because people read from top to bottom. > Q: Why is top-posting bad? > > Thomas Cameron, RHCE, CNE, MCSE, MCT > -- Kim Lux (Mr.) Diesel Research Inc