As root: # chmod 777 /dev/hdc # ls -l /dev/hdc [should look something like this] brwxrwxrwx 1 tim disk 22, 0 2004-12-03 18:45 /dev/hdc Then log in as your user and see if you can use it. -----Original Message----- From: TimSchofield.7552659@bloglines.com [mailto:TimSchofield.7552659@bloglines.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 1:29 PM To: suse-amd64@suse.com Subject: RE: [suse-amd64] dvdram permissions --- Black wrote: Since /dev/dvdram is a symbolic link to /dev/hdc, let's check

permissions on /dev/hdc with "ls -l /dev/hdc".

ls -l /dev/hdc brw------- 1 tim disk 22, 0 2004-12-03 18:45 /dev/hdc Tim -- Check the List-Unsubscribe header to unsubscribe For additional commands, email: suse-amd64-help@suse.com