I'm pretty sure it exists. I got the same error when manually trying to mount /dev/hdc and /dev/cdrom (same devs) at the console.
//Artem -----Original Message----- From: Renai LeMay [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 12:13 AM To: Artem Litvinovich Subject: Re: debian install the debian install should automatically mount it, all you have to do is keep on clicking return at the prompts :) are you sure that /dev/cdrom exists? On Thursday 26 April 2001 13:59, Artem Litvinovich wrote: > The mount error message on the console says something about "invalid > arguement" when trying to mount /dev/cdrom /instmnt -o ro. > > I assume the CD is good if it boots and lets me create/initialize > partitians and the mount the root. Am I wrong? > > //Artem > > -----Original Message----- > From: DvB [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2001 11:31 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: debian install > > Artem Litvinovich wrote: > >On installing debian... > > > >Since I cant get easy access to any floppies, I burned an image of a > > debian 2.2r2 cd (only the fist cd, for now). I booted from the CD and > > created the necessary partitians. Mounted root on one of them. Here I run > > into a problem... > >The next step is to install the kernel, I select "install from CD" and > > after > > >being prompted to insert the DEBIAN CD, a message pops up that says "could > >not mount the CD" or something to that effect. What to do? Any way I can > >avoid floppies? > > > >Thanks, in advance, for your help. > >//Artem > > Sounds to me like you burned the wrong CD... I could be wrong though. > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
