My understanding (and some may know better) is that making something in the kernel makes the image larger and doesn't allow the code to exit if the device fails to initialize. But it does make it load faster. I know that building everything into my kernel makes a noticably faster boot. As for using cdrcord and mkisofs go, things should go fine if you can access your cdrom as a scsi device. As for the other CDROM, it will remain as is by default. You can make it appear as a scsi device also. ======= Kirk Wood Cpt.Kirk at 1tree.net Nothing is hard if you know the answer or are used to doing it.