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> Hi all..!!!
> I need help....
> I'm trying to install a pretty old version of Linux Slackware, it comes in
> a CDROM....i have two floppy disks, one startup the machine and the other is
> for install de OS....
> I'm trying to access the CDROM to install OS...but i cannot....
> i already used mount /dev/mcd/ but it does not work....
You say _trying_ to install, but the commands you use are for mounting a
cdrom when the install is complete and you have booted the machine with the
new system.
I will presume you are still trying to install, if that is not so then you
will have to be more clear in your next post.
It appiers that you have a mcd cdrom which is a mitsumi single speed cdrom,
or at least your first command suggests that.
Now there is a special bootdisk for mcd to be found on the source cdrom, it
can be located in /bootdsks.144 and is called mcd.i, i presume you know how
to create bootdisks as you already have 2 at the moment which indicates that
you can also access the cdrom possably from dos.
I presume (again) that you are using a disk other than mcd.i
Now you should have, mcd.i and color.gz, which is found in /rootdsks
A comment on mcd cdroms.
They have a sperate interface card and require an IRQ and I/O port to be set
on the card, the default is IRQ11 I/O 0x300, i also belive that there is
_NO_ autoprobe for these cards on the mcd.i disk you will use to boot, what
you need to do is make sure your interface card is configured to the above
addresses and make sure there is no IRQ conflict for IRQ11 and that the
address 0x300 is not used by an ethernet card for example, if it works under
dos then there should be no problem with conflicts.
When you boot the computer with mcd.i you will get a screen full of text, at
the bottom a prompt, just hit enter _DO_NOT_TYPE_ANYTHING_ you will be asked
after a few seconds to place the "rootdisk" which is color.gz do so and just
wait untill a "# login" sign appiers at the bottom of your screen.
You must login (with slackware) type root <hit enter>
Now you have 2 chosies, 1) type fdisk to partition the drive, be carefull
here if you have more than one drive in the system, fdisk issued with no
parameters will use /dev/hda as default.
Partition the required drive and use 'w' to save the confiuration.
Now you should be returned to the linux prompt, just type setup and read
carefully what is on the screen.
2) type setup at the prompt if the drive has already been partitioned.
>
> I got this error:
> mount: can't find /dev/mcd in /etc/mtab or /etc/fstab/
>
> I got the same error using mount /dev/cdrom/:
> mount: can't find /dev/scd0 in /etc/mtab or /etc/fstab/
These errors would normaly be seen _after_ an install has been completed and
you have booted the system.
If that is so, whats happening is that the default is not set for a mcd
cdrom, now if you have installed and cant mount the cdrom do;
cd /dev
rm cdrom
ln -s mcd cdrom
If there is an error returned, 'mcd no such file of directory' use MAKEDEV
to create the mcd device file. (mcd should be there)
mkdir /cdrom
mount -t iso9660 /dev/mcd /cdrom
You can also edit /etc/fstab and enter;
/dev/mcd /cdrom iso9660 noauto,ro 0 0
Then the command to mount would be;
mount /cdrom
or;
mount /dev/mcd
When asking a question next time please try to be more spesific.
>
> I will aprreciate any help...
> thanx
>
>
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