Hi, After a fresh install of 8.1, I'm having trouble playing audio cds. I checked /dev and found that /dev/cdrom was pointing to a non-existent device. To wit:
[root@thunderchicken dev]# ls -l cdrom lr-xr-xr-x 1 root root 16 Oct 18 15:08 cdrom -> ./cdroms/cdrom0 This is a non-existent device. I know the cd reads regular cds as /dev/hdb, so I look to see where that's linked. It points to: hdb -> ide/host0/bus0/target1/lun0/cd cdrom4 similarly points to: cdrom4 -> ../ide/host0/bus0/target1/lun0/cd Telling an audiocd program (for example, the basic one in gnome) to play /dev/cdrom4 makes the cd play. The problem is, as you surely know, most programs look to /dev/cdrom for the cd. Finally, my question. How do I point /dev/cdrom to the proper device? I tried to remove the dead link and re-link it, but automagically the old link shows up and I'm told that the file already exits when I try to symlink. Have I done too many drugs? Am I missing something fundamental here? How can I get /dev/cdrom to point to the cdrom? TIA Bob -- |Bob Torres, PhD Candidate, Development Sociology, Cornell University +...................................................................+ [e] [EMAIL PROTECTED] ++ [www] www.rjtorres.net + www.bobblog.net [aim] djbobyt ++ [a randomized quote for you:]
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