On May 3, 2003 09:44 am, Mike Chambers wrote: > I had problems with my cd-rw last night, with it always seeming to be > busy, as in the light blinking, and couldn't open it or anything. I > rebooted a few times, it was very slow to boot up, either in linux or > into XP. > > Is this a hardware problem or something else, like kernel or something? > If kernel or program, should I bugzilla and what component? > ... just a suggestion: have you checked the physical connections? It's possible that, over time, and due to heat buildup in the equipment, the cable connections may have worked loose... HTH Elton ;-) -- http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/stats/team/team_4504.html "You only live once, so let's make life EASIER for each other." LINUX Registered User #193975. AMD-K7 ATHLON CPU power on board.