Yes /dev/hda is very suspicious: can you give the output of
"dmesg | grep CD" that will clear any doubt. This is my output: [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# dmesg | grep CD hdb: CRD-8520B, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive -Saugata --- Manas Laha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > here is the ls -l /dev/cdrom > > > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 8 Nov 21 04:04 > /dev/cdrom---> /dev/hda > > > > /dev/hda _normally_ is a hard disk. If that is > indeed so on your > machine, this could be the problem. The exact > configuration can be known > by doing a "dmesg | less". On my machine this shows > (among many other > things): > > hda: ST340016A, ATA DISK drive > hdc: ST320413A, ATA DISK drive > hdd: SAMSUNG CD-ROM SC-152A, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive > > so hda is a hard disk and the CD-ROM deive is hdd. > To change the link > for /dev/cdrom, login as root then > > cd /dev ; ln -sf /dev/hdd /dev/cdrom > > assuming the CD-ROM drive is hdd. > > - Manas Laha > > > -- > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the body > "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. > FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3 __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. http://photos.yahoo.com/ -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3
