Quote Originally Posted by rrfish72
root@0[/]# ls -la /dev/cdrom*
ls: /dev/cdrom*: No such file or directory

I guess so. Now the cd writer does not work again. What happened after a reboot.
What the.... did you do a knoppix or beginner style install which overwrites the devices on a reboot?
BTW, your / is fine.
I'm at work now, I'll look into it after getting home, unless someone has a fix for recreation of the removable devices.