Facts: 1) I recently installed mandrake 7.0 powerpack and until today I have been able to use my cdrom. 2) Today, however, it shows up as a file with a belt around it and in the properties it says it is locked. 3) Also, when I click on the icon it says something like cannot read directory contents. 4) I am trying to read the first cd of the Mandrake 7.0 distribution. 5) This happens even if I login as root. Question: Any ideas on how to unlock it? I would love to use my CDROM drive for something other than a nice cup holder. Alan __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com