On Mon, 22 Oct 2001 17:03:37 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > Charles A Edwards wrote:
> > >
> > > On Mon, 22 Oct 2001 14:16:45 GMT
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > >
> > > > Larry:
> > > >
> > > > The fstab file looks okay (to me at least). However, even though the CD
> is
> > > > working fine (under Windows and the CD was used to install Mdk 8.1) it
> currently
> > > > doesn't work under Mdk. Here are the contents of the /etc/fstab file:
> > > >
> > > > /dev/hda4 / reiserfs noatime,notail 1 1
> > > > /dev/hda3 /boot ext2 noatime 1 2
> > > > none /dev/pts devpts mode=0620 0 0
> > > > none /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0
> > > > /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom auto
> user,iocharset=iso8859-1,exec,codepage=850,ro,noauto 0
> > > > 0
> > > > /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto
> user,iocharset=iso8859-1,sync,exec,codepage=850,noauto
> > > > 0 0
> > > > /dev/fd1 /mnt/floppy2 auto
> > > > user,iocharset=iso8859-1,sync,exec,codepage=850,noauto 0 0
> > > > /dev/hda1 /mnt/windows vfat iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850 0 0
> > > > none /proc proc defaults 0 0
> > > > /dev/hda2 swap swap defaults 0 0
> > > >
> > > > From: Larry Sword [[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > > Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2001 11:43 PM
> > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > Subject: Re: [expert] Can't use CD-ROM on Toshiba laptop with Mdk 8.1
> > > >
> > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > I've loaded Mandrake 8.1 on a Toshiba Satellite 2545XCDT. While the
> install
> > > > > with 8.0 worked without a hitch (many months ago), the same can't be
> said for
> > > > > 8.1.
> > > > >
> > > > > First, let me point out that upgrading has been quite easy and, aside
> from the
> > > > > CD-ROM hitch, almost trouble free. Putting a journalling file system on
> this
> > > > > older laptop gives the user-interatction some well needed pep.
> > > > >
> > > > > The problem that I'm getting is that /dev/cdrom will not allow a mount.
> There
> > > > > is a symbolic link from /dev/cdrom to hdc, but that doesn't work.
> > > > >
> > > > > mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
> > > > >
> > > > > .. does not work. The error message is "mount: special device cdrom
> does not
> > > > > exist"
> > > > >
> > > > > mount /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom
> > >
> > > If you are trying to mount the drive with either of the above commands then
> > > that is why it will not work.
> > >
> > > 8.1 uses devfs the correct command is mount /mnt/cdrom
> > > To unmount either umount /mnt/cdrom or eject /mnt/cdrom
> > >
> >
> > Charles
> >
> > Actually, either command should work.
> >
> > mount /dev/hdc
> > or
> > mount /mnt/cdrom
> >
> > Assuming that the correct links exist in the /dev and the mount points
> > are correct.
> >
>
> Well, I get the same result if you type mount /dev/hdc or if you type mount
> /mnt/cdrom. In both cases, the first time I execute the command, I get a
> segmentation fault. The second time, it just hangs.
>
> According to the listing in /dev, hdc has...
>
> >ls -l /dev/hdc
> lr-xr-xr-x 1 root root 30 Oct 22 07:00 hdc -> /ide/host0/bus1/target0/lun0/cd
>
> (Note, the /ide... is highlighted in black on the terminal (set to transparent
> konsole.)
>
> >ls -l /dev/cdrom
> lr-xr-xr-x 1 root root 16 Oct 22 07:00 cdrom -> ../cdroms/cdrom0
>
> (Note, the "cdrom" and the "../cdroms/cdrom0" are flashing red on the konsole.)
2 other sugestions.
Try #1 first and if it fails to solve the problem try #2.
#1) To the append line in lilo.config add nobiospnp
rerun lilo and reboot your system.
#2) Edit the append line in lilo.config change devfs=mount to devfs=nomount
Rerun lilo and reboot.
Charles
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