> i used the command "cat /proc/ide" to confirm that this is hdc. > what am i missing here? > also, Paul said this information was on mandrakeuser.org, yet for the life > of me i can't find it there. anyone know the actual page where it's at? Hi, Adrian. http://mandrakeuser.org/hardware/hremov3.html And look at the section CD-R(W) A very popular topic ;-). IDE CD-R(W) drives (i.e. CD burners) are not handled like simple CD-ROM drives, but as SCSI devices. Paul
