Hi Chuck. Actually, I think paul's burned but he got all sorts of noise when he tried to play it. I'm going to be really mad if I have to do a 2.4 kernel just for burning audio cds. Besides, I've been burning audio cds with a 2.6 kernel for a while, though I'm not sure i'd done it with 2.6.8.1. maybe I should try finding something other than cdrecord and see if it's a cdrecord problem. -- Cheryl "Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."