Scott - Not sure what you are doing wrong with your cdrom, but -- The proper file system type is iso9660, not msdos. However that should have worked okay when you omitted the file system type. You may or may not have the "/dev/hdb" correct. You have two IDE controllers: the primary controller handles /dev/hda and /dev/hdb, and the secondary controller handles /dev/hdc and /dev/hdd. The two master devices are /dev/hda and /dev/hdc, and the two slave devices are /dev/hdb and /dev/hdd. So, assuming your hard disk on the primary master (/dev/hda) that leaves three other possibilities for where your cdrom is connected. Chuck. My web site is http://www.mhonline.net/~chuckh (I C Q = 67363342) "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin, 1759.