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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