Linux is not recognizing your SCSI CD. type dmesg. Is there any mention of your CD? Did you insert the SCSI and SCSI-CD modules? Doesn't sound like it.
Bryan On 11-Nov-99 Robert Kasunic wrote: > >Hello alone ;) > > Hi Frenchman, :-) > > >Instead of always typing a long sentence, make an entry in your /etc/fstab: > >/dev/scd0 /cdrom iso9660 noauto,user,ro 0 4 > > I've already got an entry in my /etc/fstab and so I'm able to mount a CD > typing just mount /cdrom. > > >Try to compile only the SCSI driver not as a module. > > I've tried that to no avail. > Thanks for the hints. > > Robert > > At 11:41 11.11.99 +0100, Jean-Yves BARBIER wrote: >>On Wed, Nov 10, 1999 at 09:51:28PM +0100, Robert Kasunic wrote: >> > Hello all, >> >>Hello alone ;) >> >> > I have got a problem. Today I compiled a new kernel. Now I'm not able to >> > get my CD drive to work anymore. >> > When I try to mount the device (/dev/scd0) the system says: >> > "mount: the kernel does not recognize /dev/scd0 as a block device (maybe >> > 'insmod driver'?)" >> >>Instead of always typing a long sentence, make an entry in your /etc/fstab: >>/dev/scd0 /cdrom iso9660 noauto,user,ro 0 4 >> >>Then to mount a CD, just type: "mount /cdrom" >> >> > In fact I compiled the SCSI controller (DAWI 2975U) and the CD-ROM driver >> >>In general, it is much better to compile all sensible devices drivers *not* >>as modules (especially block devices as CDROM, or OS access). >> >> > as a module into the kernel. I have tried to compile it normally into the >> > kernel as well. Without success. >> >>Try to compile only the SCSI driver not as a module. >> >>If it is not possible, you'll have first to load the SCSI module, before >>the crdom driver (use insmod, or modprobe for the SCSI, if you're not >>sure about the parms you supplied) >> >>JY >>-- >>Jean-Yves F. Barbier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> A CONS is an object which cares. >> -- Bernie Greenberg. > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > /dev/null
