GNU nano 1.3.11 File: /etc/fstab Modified /dev/hda2 none swap sw 0 0 #/dev/hda3 /mnt/gentoo32 ext3 defaults 0 1 /dev/sda1 /boot ext2 defaults 1 2 /dev/sda2 none swap sw 0 0 /dev/sda3 / ext3 defaults 0 1 #/dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom0 defaults,users,cdrom 0 1 #/dev/hdd /mnt/cdrom1 defaults,users,cdrom 0 1 #ipod? none /proc proc defaults 0 0 none /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- new fstab /dev/hda2 none swap sw 0 0 /dev/hda3 /mnt/gentoo32 ext3 defaults 0 1 /dev/sda1 /boot ext2 defaults 1 2 /dev/sda2 none swap sw 0 0 /dev/sda3 / ext3 defaults 0 1 /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom0 defaults,users,iso9660 0 1 /dev/hdd /mnt/cdrom1 defaults,users,iso9660 0 1 none /proc proc defaults 0 0 none /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0 gets me this:..... mount: block device /dev/hdc is write-protected, mounting read-only mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/hdc, missing codepage or other error In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try dmesg | tail or so mount: block device /dev/hdd is write-protected, mounting read-only mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/hdd, missing codepage or other error In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try dmesg | tail or so