I did some more research on the LG GH22LP20 DVD burner http://www.lge.com/products/model/detail/gh22lp20.jhtml >udevinfo -a -p /sys/class/ide_port/ide0/device/0.0 looking at device '/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.0/ide0/0.0': KERNEL=="0.0" SUBSYSTEM=="ide" DRIVER=="" ATTR{media}=="tape" ATTR{drivename}=="hda" ATTR{modalias}=="ide:m-tape" ATTR{model}=="HL)DP-ST@V@-RAI CH22HP20" ATTR{firmware}=="1.00" ATTR{serial}=="" >udevadm test /sys/class/ide_port/ide0/device/0.0 -- snipp import_uevent_var: import into environment: 'PHYSDEVBUS=ide' import_uevent_var: import into environment: 'MEDIA=tape' import_uevent_var: import into environment: 'DRIVENAME=hda' import_uevent_var: import into environment: 'MODALIAS=ide:m-tape' udevtest: looking at device '/class/ide_port/ide0/device/0.0' from subsystem 'ide' udevtest: run: '/sbin/modprobe --use-blacklist ide:m-tape' udevtest: run: '/sbin/modprobe ide-scsi' udevtest: run: 'socket:/org/freedesktop/hal/udev_event' udevtest: run: 'socket:@/org/kernel/udev/monitor' --end snipp could you help me to write a correct rule ? -- mit freundlichem Gruss -- regards Thomas Drillich -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-hotplug" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html