Joseph and Kirk - Many thanks! The ./MAKEDEV shortcut did the trick. I see now what happened before. The actual devices are /dev/sbpcd0 to /dev/sbpcd3, and /dev/sbpcd was a soft link to the "0" device. I created another soft link from /dev/cdrom to /dev/sbpcd, and the application complained about too many soft links - I guess it meant I had a link pointing to a link. So I cleverly used the "rm" command incorrectly, and lost not only /dev/cdrom, but /dev/sbpcd and /dev/sbpcd0 as well. They are all restored now and everything is working once more. Whew! BTW - the "ls -l" command seems to show the major and minor device numbers. I had not noticed that before. Many thanks - 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.
