What is your /etc/fstab?

maybe /mnt/cdrom is your dvd

edit it as root and change it to the cdrom
create /mnt/dvd and set that to your dvd, perhaps

JG

Matt Chipman wrote:

> Hi all, 
> 
> I am new to Mandrake although not new to Linux.
> 
> Using software manager, Mandrake does not ask for the correct cd when 
> 
> needed, it just says the rpm or tgz cannot be found.
> 
> I have 2 cd rom drives, one is a sony burner and the other a pioneer 
> DVD player.
> 
> I have installed twice and both times have had the same problem.
> 
> When i install the os, it is off the sony drive (Master) and all goes 
> 
> well. After the os is running, whenever i go i\to install another 
> program, the dvd drive opens, requestng the cd not the sony drive.
> 
> Normally this would not be a problem but my dvd drive is half dead 
> and only reads and plays dvds.
> 
> if i delete the software sources and add them again from the correct 
> drive, it then doesnt automount and i have to manually mount and 
> umount the drive to get the sources acknowledged or use the cdrom at 
> all and even then Mandrake doesnt ask for the correct cd, it still 
> errors.
> 
> thanks for listening,  all hints appreciated :)
> 
> -Matt
> 
> 
> 



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