Since installing SuSE 8.1 my cd-rom is unusable. I have two cdplayers, one (hdc) is for audio and data use only, the other (sr0) is for the cd-writer. As shown below the cd-rom (hdc) is setup as a scsi cd-rom where it should be an ide type. What do I need to do to change it from sr1 too hdc? The following is from /var/log/messages: loran kernel: sg: find_free_slot ...<7>sg: initializing sg_major_array=20 =2E..<4>sg: all ocated major 21 loran kernel: sg: ... found 15:00 loran kernel: sg_attach: dev0=3D(21:0) loran kernel: sg: find_free_slot ...<7>sg: ... found 15:01 loran kernel: sg_attach: dev1=3D(21:1) loran kernel: Attached scsi CD-ROM sr0 at scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0 loran kernel: Attached scsi CD-ROM sr1 at scsi0, channel 0, id 1, lun 0 loran kernel: sr0: scsi3-mmc drive: 190x/48x writer cd/rw xa/form2 cdda t= ray loran kernel: Uniform CD-ROM driver Revision: 3.12 loran kernel: sr1: scsi3-mmc drive: 52x/52x cd/rw xa/form2 cdda tray loran kernel: cdrom: open failed. loran kernel: cdrom: open failed. loran kernel: ide-scsi: hdc: unsupported command in request queue (0) loran kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 16:00 (hdc), sector 64 loran kernel: ide-scsi: hdc: unsupported command in request queue (0) loran kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 16:00 (hdc), sector 66 loran kernel: ide-scsi: hdc: unsupported command in request queue (0) loran kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 16:00 (hdc), sector 68 loran kernel: ide-scsi: hdc: unsupported command in request queue (0) loran kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 16:00 (hdc), sector 70 loran kernel: ide-scsi: hdc: unsupported command in request queue (0) loran kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 16:00 (hdc), sector 72 loran kernel: ide-scsi: hdc: unsupported command in request queue (0) loran kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 16:00 (hdc), sector 72 loran kernel: ide-scsi: hdc: unsupported command in request queue (0) loran kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 16:00 (hdc), sector 74 loran kernel: ide-scsi: hdc: unsupported command in request queue (0) loran kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 16:00 (hdc), sector 76 loran kernel: ide-scsi: hdc: unsupported command in request queue (0) loran kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 16:00 (hdc), sector 78 loran:/home/clay # cdrecord -scanbus Cdrecord 1.11a28 (i686-suse-linux) Copyright (C) 1995-2002 J=F6rg Schilli= ng Linux sg driver version: 3.2.0 Using libscg version 'schily-0.6' scsibus0: 0,0,0 0) 'Memorex ' '48MAXX 1248AJ ' 'VWS4' Removable CD-RO= M cdrecord: Warning: controller returns wrong size for CD capabilities page= =2E 0,1,0 1) 'SONY ' 'CD-ROM CDU5211 ' 'YYS7' Removable CD-RO= M loran:/home/clay # /etc/fstab /dev/cdrecorder /media/cdrecorder auto ro,noauto,user,exec 0 = 0 /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom auto ro,noauto,user,exec 0 = 0 TIA Clayton Stapleton