On 7-10-2001, arround 23h 50'11", Max Eaves wrote: > Hi all, > > I have a Compaq LTE5100 laptop with 24MB of RAM, and have installed Debian > Linux 2.2. Since I know only the basics of Linux, I am struggling with a > problem to do with a swappable CD-ROM drive/Floppy drive. I had to do an > install of 2.2 using the Vanilla version using Floppies. Now I can't get my > CD-ROM drive to be seen AT ALL. I have had a look at Linux Laptop, but > can't find any relevant articles on this kind of senario. How do I get my > laptop to look at this device. I have getting the following errors: > > mount /cdrom > > mount: special device /dev/cdrom does not exist. > > I think I messed up the installation, but don't know how to go back to > it....can someone give me a hand. >
What is your entry in the /etc/fstab file for the cdrom? Do you have a symbolic link from /dev/cdrom to the actual device? Ionel -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
