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Did or (does) anybody have a PCI TNT1,2 board in a pentium (up to 200, 233Mhz pentium CPU) board? Did or does it work? As I can't make it work. In bios I have enabled "Assign IRQ to VGA" but system (Win98) keep telling me that "device is not configured properly". I have tried with latest Det. 56.64 and with Det 30.82 (win98 drivers od course) but in either case system didn't "activate" the drivers. 3D adapter is recognized by system but works only with generic driver which comes with windows98se. After drivers are installed system have hard times to boot and in some cases even hangs during boot process. I have even reinstalled Win98SE but it didn't help.Machine is around 6, 7 years old and consist of P200MMX, 64MB ram, some S3 video based VGA (2D)adapter. (Of course, I threw it out to test the TNT2.)I have tried TNT2 on my machine (AMD 2100Mhz, NF7-S, 512MB DDR ram, WinXP) and it worked without any problems.

Since I bought a new motherboard, my computer shuts downreally strangely. I have a Gigabyte GA-7N400 Pro motherboardwith an Athlon +2800. Anyways, when I go to shut down thecomputer either by using the power off button or by gracefullyshutting it down via windows, it starts right back up; exactly likea restart. I don't understand it. I've gone through my wiringplenty of times. Otherwise the computer runs like a champ; butthis power shut down problem is really frustrating. The only thingI can do is hold the power button for 4 sec.. But I don't like doingit that way because windows doesn't go through the shut downprocedure gracefully. This did not happen with my old motherboardinstalled. Someone help.Thanks in advance

nstalled a new alpine media player in my car and I am having trouble getting it to recognize/play my DVD-Rs. I spoke to an Alpine Tech rep and he stated that the new DVD players released on the market won't play copied movies due to some protection that was mandated to be implemented by 2005. He couldn't tell me specifics except that it had something to do with a hidden file.Does anyone have info?

Audigy 2 ZS Platinum ProDoes anyone no if the digital optical and coaxial input on this card isjust a pass through or can it capture the digital 5.1 stream to your hard drive

Hi, Currently considering purchasing the R200 printer. Bit unsure about this CD/DVD print option though - I'm getting visions of DVD's coming out covered in ink on the underside or something...Is the CD/DVD print function on this printer any good?Any thoughts from users please...Any other comments on this printer welcome too.(Still unsure if to use compatible inks or get originals for it)Cheers,

Hi Guys,I was just wondering when I burn 50% of the time to a DVD-R, the writer fails to burn. The other 50% of the time, it succeeds. I'm only having a problem with DVD-R. For DVD+RW & DVD+R, it burns fine. (0% burn failure so far). Could it be the disc or the burner that's broken? It could be broken when writing to DVD-R. Here's the error log from Nero.Please adviceThanks,Nero version: 6.3.0.3Recorder: <LITE-ON DVDRW LDW-851S> Version: GS0F - HA 5 TA 0 - 6.3.0.3Adapter driver: <> HA 5Drive buffer : 2048kBBus Type : default (0) -> ATAPI, detected: ?CD-ROM: <HL-DT-ST RW/DVD GCC-4521B>Version: 1.00 - HA 3 TA 0 - 6.3.0.3Adapter driver: <atapi> HA 3=== Scsi-Device-Map ===DiskPeripheral : ST3120026AS atapi Port 1 ID 0 DMA: OnDiskPeripheral : ST3120026AS atapi Port 2 ID 0 DMA: OnCdRomPeripheral : HL-DT-ST RW/DVD GCC-4521B atapi Port 3 ID 0 DMA: OnCdRomPeripheral : Generic DVD-ROM 1.0 d346prt Port 4 ID 0 DMA: Off=== CDRom-Device-Map ===HL-DT-ST RW/DVD GCC-4521 E: CDRom0Generic DVD-ROM G: CDRom1LITE-ON DVDRW LDW-851S F: CDRom3=======================AutoRun : 1Excluded drive IDs:CmdQueuing : 1CmdNotification: 2WriteBufferSize: 83886080 (0) ByteShowDrvBufStat : 0EraseSpeed : 0BUFE : 0Physical memory : 2047MB (2096364kB)Free physical memory: 1418MB (1452552kB)Memory in use : 30 %Uncached PFiles: 0x0Use Static Write Speed Table: 0Use Inquiry : 1Global Bus Type: default (0)Check supported media : Disabled (0)19.6.2004Burn DVD Image10:31:29 AM #1 Text 0 File Reader.cpp, Line 118Reader running10:31:29 AM #2 Text 0 File Writer.cpp, Line 124Writer LITE-ON DVDRW LDW-851S running10:31:29 AM #3 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 3101Turn on Disc-at-once, using DVD media10:31:29 AM #4 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 240Last possible write address on media: 2297887 (510:38.37, 4488MB)Last address to be written: 2285999 (507:59.74, 4464MB)10:31:29 AM #5 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 245Write in overburning mode: FALSE10:31:29 AM #6 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 2085Recorder: LITE-ON DVDRW LDW-851S, Media type: DVD-RDisc Manufacturer: VDSPMS - AB 01Disc Application Code: 64, Disc Physical Code: 19310:31:29 AM #7 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 406>>> Protocol of DlgWaitCD activities: <<<=========================================10:31:29 AM #8 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 779Setup items (after recorder preparation)0: TRM_DATA_MODE1 (2 - CD-ROM Mode 1, ISO 9660)2 indices, index0 (150) not providedoriginal disc pos #0 + 2286000 (2286000) = #2286000/508:0.0not relocatable, disc pos for caching/writing not required/not required, no patch infos-> TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048, config 0, wanted index0 0 blocks, length 2286000 blocks [LITE-ON DVDRW LDW-851S ]--------------------------------------------------------------10:31:29 AM #9 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 948Prepare recorder [LITE-ON DVDRW LDW-851S ] for write in CUE-sheet-DAODAO infos:==========MCN: ""TOCType: 0x00; Session Closed, disc fixatedTracks 1 to 1:1: TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048/0x00, FilePos 0 0 4681728000, ISRC ""DAO layout:===========__Start_|____Track_|_Idx_|_RecDep_|_CtrlAdr_0 | lead-in | 0 | 0x00 | 0x410 | 1 | 0 | 0x00 | 0x410 | 1 | 1 | 0x00 | 0x412286000 | lead-out | 1 | 0x00 | 0x4110:31:29 AM #10 Phase 24 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1800Caching of files started10:31:29 AM #11 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 4073Cache writing successful.10:31:29 AM #12 Phase 25 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1800Caching of files completed10:31:29 AM #13 Phase 36 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1800Burn process started at 4x (5,520 KB/s)10:31:29 AM #14 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 2264Verifying disc position of item 0 (not relocatable, no disc pos, no patch infos, orig at #0): write at #010:31:30 AM #15 Text 0 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1658Set remaining time: 14:10,233 (850233ms) -> OK10:31:30 AM #16 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 1512Recording mode: Sequential Recording Mode10:31:30 AM #17 Text 0 File Mmc.cpp, Line 19487Set BUFE: supported -> ON , SMART-BURN : ON10:31:30 AM #18 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 1643Start write address at LBA 0DVD high compatibility mode: Yes10:31:30 AM #19 Text 0 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 7941---- DVD Structure: Physical Format Information (00h) ----Layer: 0, Address: 0 (0 h), AGID: 0; Length: 2050Book Type: DVD-R (2), Part Version: 5Disc Size: 120 mm, Maximum Rate: <not specified> (F h)Number of Layers: 1, Track Path: Parallel Track Path (PTP), Layer Type: recordableLinear Density: 0,267 um/bit, Track Density: 0,74 um/trackStarting Physical Sector Number of Data Area: 30000 h (DVD-ROM, DVD-R/-RW, DVD+R/+RW)End Physical Sector Number of Data Area: 0 hEnd Sector Number in Layer 0: 0 hData in Burst Cutting Area (BCA) does not existMedia Specific:00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................10:32:11 AM #20 Text 0 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 127710:32:11.468 - LITE-ON DVDRW LDW-851S\H5 T0 : Queue again later10:32:14 AM #21 SCSI -500 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 1431SCSI Exec, HA 5, TA 0, LUN 0, buffer 0x02F36000Status: 0x02 (0x03, SCSI_ABORTED)HA-Status 0x10 (0x0A, SCSI_HASTAT_REQUEST_SENSE_FAILED)TA-Status 0x00 (0x00, OK)Sense Key: 0x05 (KEY_ILLEGAL_REQUEST)Sense Code: 0x26Sense Qual: 0x02CDB Data: 0x5C 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x0C 0x00 0x00 0x00Sense Data: 0xF0 0x00 0x05 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x000x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x26 0x0210:32:14 AM #22 Text 0 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 127710:32:14.828 - LITE-ON DVDRW LDW-851S\H5 T0 : Queue again later10:32:19 AM #23 SCSI -500 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 1431SCSI Exec, HA 5, TA 0, LUN 0, buffer 0x028B0000Status: 0x02 (0x03, SCSI_ABORTED)HA-Status 0x10 (0x0A, SCSI_HASTAT_REQUEST_SENSE_FAILED)TA-Status 0x00 (0x00, OK)Sense Key: 0x05 (KEY_ILLEGAL_REQUEST)Sense Code: 0x26Sense Qual: 0x02CDB Data: 0x2A 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x20 0x00 0x00 0x20 0x00 0x00 0x00Sense Data: 0xF0 0x00 0x05 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x000x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x26 0x0210:32:19 AM #24 CDR -500 File Writer.cpp, Line 301SCSI command abortedLITE-ON DVDRW LDW-851S\H5 T010:32:19 AM #25 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 229all writers idle, stopping conversion10:32:19 AM #26 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 223conversion idle, stopping reader10:32:19 AM #27 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 1847EndDAO: Last written address was 3110:36:03 AM #28 Text 0 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1658Set remaining time: 0:00,000 (0ms) -> OK10:36:03 AM #29 Text 0 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1658Set remaining time: 0:00,000 (0ms) -> OK10:36:03 AM #30 Phase 38 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1800Burn process failed at 4x (5,520 KB/s)Existing drivers:File 'Drivers\PXHELP20.SYS': Ver=2.02.53a, size=17136 bytes, created 6/20/2003 8:36:36 AM (Prassi/Veritas driver for win 2K)File 'Drivers\atapi.sys': Ver=?.?.?.?, size=86912 bytes, created 8/29/2002 1:27:50 AM (Adapter

JVC XV-N5 Region free?Has anyone found out how to make this thing region free?All help is appreciated.Thanks

I bought a used PCI RAID card on Friday. I usually buy the cheapest possible hardware products but not this time. It's a 3ware 8-channel adapter for 64-bit PCI bus. I paid 350,000 Won or about US$300 in cash.Most of my existing hard disk drives are already occupied for other purposes, mostly full of data so I need to have at least 8 more. I'll probably buy Samsung's 160GB drives again. Or for even more space, I'll choose Western Digital or Seagate 200GB.

One little note!If you overclocked your system, the rules change. If you don't exactly know what you're doing, just undo the overclock and start checking....-------Well that's it folks. I hope I helped you out a little. If there are any questions left, feel free to open a thread, sent a PM (especially for info or comments on this thread) or give me a call .Good luck and happy hunting!

ConclusionSo you want to check your system's stability? Well, there's quite a nice tool to do so: Prime 95. Just run the torture test for some time and see what happens! If you manage to run it for a long time (e.g. 48 hours) without a single crash, your system is stable!

Power supplyAs I already explained in the mainboard section, many problems can be due to a failing, or too weak power supply. I already told you how to check if the readings of the different powerlines are somewhat correct.If your PSU runs extremely hot, there's a big chance it can't take the load. This is often the cause with cheap supplies, as they aren't intended for heavy use. Depending on the components of your system, you could need quite a heavy PSU.For most modern CPU's, a PSU of at least 350W is recommended. If you can get one with a higer capacity, don't hestitate, but buy!It's pretty likely that some newer systems that are about to be released, will have a CPU consuming over 100W (Intel Prescott). Those systems will need quite a heavy PSU to remain stable.A small note: rather choose a quality PSU over a cheap one. I know you can get 500W PSUs that cost less than a brand 300W PSU. Please don't buy them.... they suck! Most of them can't do the capacity they are sold for, make lots of noise and will generate even some more heat. No good!

MainboardMainboards are somewhat harder to check for problems. Some boards are equipped with a diagnostic system (e.g. a display or leds, displaying error messages in case of failures) that can tell you quite a lot, but most boards aren't.Besides of switching mainboards (or other components), you might want to check out the different voltages on the mainboard. By using either MBM or Sandra (see the CPU paragraph), you can check on what voltages your different lines are running. If the readings are way out of order (11V instead of 12V, or 3.8V instead of 3.3V) there's probably something wrong with either your mainboard or your PSU.Nowadays, many boards die from leaking capacitors. If there's any brown mess on/beneath the capacitors on your mainboard (usually situated round the CPU socket), you don't have to search anymore for any other possible causes. This is a very common problem. Some manufacturers replace boards with leaking capacitors under warranty, even if the board's too old for receiving warranty!

CPUModern CPU's don't often get broken, but under certain conditions, they can turn your computer into an electric hell.For all modern CPUs goes, that heat is a killer. Although the Intel CPUs are protected from overheating (most modern chipsets for AMD have this functionality as well), too much heat is never good.There are lots of tools that can show your CPU's temperature. The two programs I like best, are SiSoft Sandra and Mainboard Monitor. MBM is really a nice tool for debugging, as it supports logging of all kinds of system readings.If you own an Intel system (P3/P4), temperatures up to 80C should be no problem, but keeping them at about 50C is the way to go (less is always better!).If you own an AMD system, temperatures up to 90C should be no problem, but keeping them at about 50~60C is once again the best.If your CPU is causing troubles, this also can be due to a mainboard that isn't supplying enough power, a not-so-stable PSU (power supply unit) or a VCore (voltage on the CPU core) that is too low. If you think your VCore is the problem, you might want to crank it up a little. This can be done from the BIOS of most systems. Be careful with this though, as a higher VCore will increase the heat the CPU produces.

HarddriveModern harddrives are pretty sensible, when it comes to heat, shocks, or running 24/7. Although they don't brake down that easily (except for some bad series, made by IBM and Maxtor), they can be the cause of some pretty annoying problems.A good tool to check a harddrive is .IBM/Hitachi's Drive Fitness Test.Another good tool for checking a harddrive on mechanical problems is your ear. If you hear any weird noise, coming from your harddrive, it might be dying.

MemoryBad or incompatible memory is one very serious cause of a lot of strange problems. Small errors, to all kinds of strange crashes, can be due to memory problems.The best tool to check if there's a problem with the memory of your system, is MemtestX86.This program tests your memory in a very smart way and will give you trustful results.If you find any errors while checking the memory, it doesn't have to mean your memory is bad. You might want to check a few things, before concluding that the memory is bad.Possible causes for memory problems:- bad memory- CPU problems (CPU voltages too low, overheating, damaged core)- heat problems- power problems (memory voltages too low)- wrong settings (set your BIOS' memory settings to "SPD")- compatibility problems (with mainboard, chipset or other installed memory modules)If you can, it might be good to check your memory on an other system (prefferably with different hardware) as well, before concluding the memory itsself is bad.

As many people here have all kinds of computer problems, I thought it would be nice to make a sticky thread, containing some general info on how to check wether your hardware is failing.As there are zillions of different systems around the entire globe, there's no way to make a thread that applies to every situation, but there a few basic things you might want to check, before posting a thread.In this sticky thread, I will include some information on checking:- memory- harddrive- cpu (temperature, voltage)- mainboard (temperature, voltage)- power supplyWell, let's get started!

Ok I am hoping you all can help me setup a definitive thread on IDE controllers. I presently have 2 systems with Promise Ultra 133 Controllers and had nothing but greif getting them to run right. After reading thru alot of threads here I can see these aren't good to use for CD/DVD burners. I am looking for any feedback negitive and positive you have had with any controllers available for purchase.Is there a brand that you can disable bios so it boots faster?What out there that is speedy any maybe configurable from device manager for speed setting or all do it automatically?What ones work with all devices with no problems?If you see this thread helps you give it a bump to keep it going

Hi,I am trying to edit video under Knoppix (why not, it works perfectly for editing sound [Audacity is really great], photos, etc...). When I connect my Sony camcorder to my computer (a sony vaio) via firewire, I get the following when I run dmesg:ieee1394: Node added: ID:BUS[0-00:1023] GUID[08004601021bc70c]ieee1394: Node changed: 0-00:1023 -> 0-01:1023raw1394: /dev/raw1394 device initializedscsi singledevice 0 0 1 0scsi singledevice 0 0 2 0scsi singledevice 0 0 3 0scsi singledevice 0 0 4 0scsi singledevice 0 0 5 0scsi singledevice 0 0 6 0scsi singledevice 0 0 7 0scsi singledevice 1 0 1 0scsi singledevice 1 0 2 0scsi singledevice 1 0 3 0scsi singledevice 1 0 4 0scsi singledevice 1 0 5 0scsi singledevice 1 0 6 0scsi singledevice 1 0 7 0Everything looks cool, but how do I mount it?I tried to make a directory in mnt called ieee1394 and mount the raw device:mount /dev/raw1394 ieee1394mount: /dev/raw1394 no es un dispositivo de bloquesWhich hopefully is understandable as being spanish for "not a recognised block device".Any idea what I am doing wrong?

I installed knoppix recently and I have a problem which I can't identify.Some of the programs I open takes about 3 minutes to open and someopen right away. For example, konqueror opens in a heartbeat whilekwrite or kview takes forever (3 minutes). Also, opening superkarambatakes a second, but when trying to open the file dialog to select a themeyou wait a long time. Sometimes even the "Start" menu makes youwait several minutes.When starting these programs through konsole showed no errors.Someone has an idea about this issue?thank you./

have tried many many times but nothing ever works. I have followed many online instructions but the installation always failsI ws wondering how many people here have managed to set up ati drivers.

I'm finding a lot to like about Knoppix, but it won't operate onboard sound--Via 8235 AC97-- unless " knoppix alsa" is entered on the boot command line.With hard drive Knoppix installation I've found no way to make the sound system work. Alsa is installed, according to KDE software configuration tables. The enable sound system box is checked on sound configuration panel, but no cigar. SuSE 9.0 runs the sound without any massaging.What needs to be added or modified to start up Alsa at bootup on hard drive Knoppix installation?

I?m going to post all probs here!very many *g*

Next Prob!i was told that this might be a bug in the distro...I am using Overclockix hd installed which is a knoppix remastered.this is how my fstab looked like before any changes. NOTE that i do not have a dvd and overclockix auto-named the devices as dvd and cdaudio1/etc/fstab: filesystem table.## filesystem mountpoint type options dump pass/dev/hda1 / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1/dev/hda2 none swap sw 0 0proc /proc proc defaults 0 0/dev/fd0 /floppy vfat defaults,user,noauto,showexec,umask=022 0 0/dev/dvd /dvd iso9660 defaults,ro,user,noexec,noauto 0 0/dev/cdaudio /cdaudio iso9660 defaults,ro,user,noexec,noauto 0 0/dev/cdrom /cdrom iso9660 defaults,ro,user,noexec,noauto 0 0# Added by KNOPPIX/dev/hdb5 /mnt/hdb5 ntfs noauto,users,exec,ro,umask=000 0 0# Added by KNOPPIX/dev/sda1 /mnt/sda1 vfat noauto,users,exec,umask=000 0 0and this is my mtab/dev/hda1 / ext3 rw,errors=remount-ro 0 0none /proc proc rw 0 0devpts /dev/pts devpts rw,gid=5,mode=620 0 0usbfs /proc/bus/usb usbfs rw 0 0/dev/cdaudio /cdaudio iso9660 defaults,ro,user,noexec,noauto 0 0/dev/cdrom /cdrom iso9660 defaults,ro,user,noexec,noauto 0 0i click on the cdrom icon and i get an error saying : error kdektopunable to run the specified command. THe file or folder file:/mnt/cdrom does not existsame thing for the cd wras root i try to create a folder names cdrom in the mnt directory and it does not let me .From a console i do this: mount /mnt/cdrom and it does not let me . I can see the cdrom and cdaudio folder in the root partition thoughI corrected the fstab because i did not mount them in /dev but instead i said /mnt/cdrom/dev/cdaudio /mnt/cdaudio1 iso9660 defaults,ro,user,noexec,noauto 0 0/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660 defaults,ro,user,noexec,noauto 0 0Then, the cdrom worked fine but i was still getting this error for the cdrwCould not mount device.The reported error was:mount: special device /dev/cdaudio does not existin the /mnt dir there is a cdrom folder and a cdaudio folderi just tried burning an ISO image using the cd rw and it worked fine. On the other hand though, when i create a new device cdrw on my desktop , i get the above errorls -al /dev | grep cdbrw-rw---- 1 root cdrom 29, 0 Apr 14 2001 aztcd0brw-rw---- 1 root cdrom 41, 0 Apr 14 2001 bpcdlrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 May 17 22:45 cdrom -> sr0brw-rw---- 1 root cdrom 24, 0 Apr 14 2001 cdu535brw-rw---- 1 root cdrom 30, 0 Apr 14 2001 cm206cd0brw-rw---- 1 root cdrom 16, 0 Apr 14 2001 gscd0brw-rw---- 1 root cdrom 24, 0 Apr 14 2001 lmscdbrw-rw---- 1 root cdrom 23, 0 Apr 14 2001 mcdlrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 5 May 17 22:40 mcdx -> mcdx0brw-rw---- 1 root cdrom 20, 0 Apr 14 2001 mcdx0brw-rw---- 1 root cdrom 20, 1 Apr 14 2001 mcdx1brw-rw---- 1 root cdrom 20, 2 Apr 14 2001 mcdx2brw-rw---- 1 root cdrom 20, 3 Apr 14 2001 mcdx3brw-rw---- 1 root cdrom 20, 4 Apr 14 2001 mcdx4brw-rw---- 1 root cdrom 17, 0 Apr 14 2001 optcdbrw-rw---- 1 root cdrom 46, 0 Jun 2 2001 pcd0brw-rw---- 1 root cdrom 46, 1 Jun 2 2001 pcd1brw-rw---- 1 root cdrom 46, 2 Jun 2 2001 pcd2brw-rw---- 1 root cdrom 46, 3 Jun 2 2001 pcd3crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 2, 221 Apr 14 2001 ptycdlrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 6 May 17 22:40 sbpcd -> sbpcd0brw-rw---- 1 root cdrom 25, 0 Apr 14 2001 sbpcd0brw-rw---- 1 root cdrom 25, 1 Apr 14 2001 sbpcd1brw-rw---- 1 root cdrom 25, 2 Apr 14 2001 sbpcd2brw-rw---- 1 root cdrom 25, 3 Apr 14 2001 sbpcd3brw-rw-r-- 1 root cdrom 11, 0 May 30 2001 scd0brw-rw---- 1 root cdrom 11, 1 May 30 2001 scd1brw-rw---- 1 root cdrom 11, 10 May 30 2001 scd10brw-rw---- 1 root cdrom 11, 11 May 30 2001 scd11brw-rw---- 1 root cdrom 11, 12 May 30 2001 scd12brw-rw---- 1 root cdrom 11, 13 May 30 2001 scd13brw-rw---- 1 root cdrom 11, 14 May 30 2001 scd14brw-rw---- 1 root cdrom 11, 15 May 30 2001 scd15brw-rw---- 1 root cdrom 11, 16 May 30 2001 scd16brw-rw---- 1 root cdrom 11, 2 May 30 2001 scd2brw-rw---- 1 root cdrom 11, 3 May 30 2001 scd3brw-rw---- 1 root cdrom 11, 4 May 30 2001 scd4brw-rw---- 1 root cdrom 11, 5 May 30 2001 scd5brw-rw---- 1 root cdrom 11, 6 May 30 2001 scd6brw-rw---- 1 root cdrom 11, 7 May 30 2001 scd7brw-rw---- 1 root cdrom 11, 8 May 30 2001 scd8brw-rw---- 1 root cdrom 11, 9 May 30 2001 scd9brw-rw---- 1 root cdrom 18, 0 Apr 14 2001 sjcdbrw-rw---- 1 root cdrom 15, 0 Apr 14 2001 sonycdlrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 May 17 22:40 sr0 -> scd0lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 May 17 22:40 sr1 -> scd1lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 5 May 17 22:40 sr10 -> scd10lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 5 May 17 22:40 sr11 -> scd11lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 5 May 17 22:40 sr12 -> scd12lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 5 May 17 22:40 sr13 -> scd13lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 5 May 17 22:40 sr14 -> scd14lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 5 May 17 22:40 sr15 -> scd15lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 5 May 17 22:40 sr16 -> scd16lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 May 17 22:40 sr2 -> scd2lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 May 17 22:40 sr3 -> scd3lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 May 17 22:40 sr4 -> scd4lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 May 17 22:40 sr5 -> scd5lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 May 17 22:40 sr6 -> scd6lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 May 17 22:40 sr7 -> scd7lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 May 17 22:40 sr8 -> scd8lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 May 17 22:40 sr9 -> scd9crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 3, 221 Apr 14 2001 ttycdas of today , this is my fstab/etc/fstab: filesystem table.## filesystem mountpoint type options dump pass/dev/hda1 / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1/dev/hda2 none swap sw 0 0proc /proc proc defaults 0 0/dev/fd0 /floppy vfat defaults,user,noauto,showexec,umask=022 0 0/dev/dvd /dvd iso9660 defaults,ro,user,noexec,noauto 0 0/dev/cdaudio /mnt/cdaudio iso9660 defaults,ro,user,noexec,noauto 0 0/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660 defaults,ro,user,noexec,noauto 0 0# Added by KNOPPIX/dev/hdb5 /mnt/hdb5 ntfs noauto,users,exec,ro,umask=000 0 0# Added by KNOPPIX/dev/sda1 /mnt/sda1 vfat noauto,users,exec,umask=000 0 0i do not have a dvd drive but the dvd in the fstab was entered by knoppix , not by me.in the / root partition i see a folder named cdaudio and another one cdromin the /dev directory i see only a cdrom nothing for cdaudioonce again i did not give my cdrw the name cdaudio. It was named like that by default.ls -al /dev/dvdlrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 May 17 22:45 /dev/dvd -> /KNOPPIX/dev/dvdi do not have a dvd drive. Myabe knoppix thinks the cdrw is a dvd ???ls -al /dev/cdromlrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 May 17 22:45 /dev/cdrom -> sr0i have 2 IDE devices. one cd rom and one cd rwplease help as this thing is driving me nuts