I've got a RH 6.1, kernel 2.2.18 system on a Dell Precision 410. When I try to rip CDs, I get a very funny behavior. Initially, the ripping proceeds at pretty high speed. However, often when I get to the end of a track, the speed bogs down. If I watch using grip (CD paranoia is my ripper), the speed display goes way, way down, from 2.0x to 1.8, to 1.0 to 0.6.... If I'm incredibly patient, this will eventually finish. It's not a grip problem --- CD paranoia does this even when not run from inside grip --- nor is it a cd paranoia problem --- alternative rippers show the same behavior. So what I guess is that there's something bad about the CD-ROM driver. Has anyone had an experience like this? Any fixes? Thanks! Robert