-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 tony seth said something like: # cdrecord dev=/dev/hdd speed=0 -dao -data /path/image-name Can I get a copy of the full cdrecord output when you enter the above command-line? This should work with no problems, unless maybe the ide-cd module isn't loading. Try modprobe ide-cd and see if it fixes the problem. HTH, Lorenzo -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFC9vatG9IpekrhBfIRAiVlAJwKmzqLhhwSG82Ql8necz6SQPKMlQCffaTd D/MzGhdlWLE1E69MGHuOJ0E= =UKLB -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----