-- Adam Wolkoff <awolkoff at visi.com> wrote: > mount: block device /dev/cdrom2 is write protected, mounting read > only > mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on dev/cdrom2, or > too many > mounted file systems I've seen this error before--when I recompiled the kernel once, I forgot that my ATAPI Zip drive (the internal kind) needed some sort of SCSI emulation support. Result: the exact above error. Now, on a stock kernel, I would imagine that all such things would be taken care of, so my first guess would be that a module isn't being loaded. I don't know which module would be required for a CD-RW, but for the Zip drive, scsi_mod and ide-scsi take care of things. Try the following command from a terminal: 'lsmod | grep scsi' - lsmod lists the loaded kernel modules, grep finds the ones containing the word scsi. If you don't see anything, or only scsi_mod, do the following: 'modprobe scsi_mod' - If scsi-mod did not appear 'modprobe ide-scsi' - If ide-scsi did not appear Then try to mount your CD. Again, I'm taking a wild shot in the dark, but that's my guess. Tell me what happens. :Peter