the cd writing app called "k3b" does all the set-up stuff that's required. It'll put the right entries on all the right config files automagically. You can lauch it as any user and it will ask for the root password when it needs it.
On Mon, 02 Jun 2003 22:44, Brian Connell wrote: > Hi to All, > > I have just re-installed Mandrake 9 on my computer .......for various > reasons, but mainly because I'm barely competent with Linux, and I had > issues I couldn't resolve any other way........Hopefully this will > change in the future, :-) > > After the install I found my CDwriter was not working, and when I try to > mount it ( in X, KDE ) I get a dialog box with the message *"Unable to > enter file /mnt /cdrom2. you do not have access rights to this > location"* also I am unable to mount it from bash. > > This is the same message I get when I try to mount my cdrom drive > without any media in it. cdrom drive is working fine. > > I have installed MDK9 several times in the past, and it has always > picked up all my hardware........even my Geforce 4 graphics card, which > I thought was pretty impressive....... However the only thing I did > differently this time was to install from the CDRW drive. I don't know > if this has any bearing on the problem. > > I did this because the install was spitting the dummy half way through, > and I suspected my Cdrom drive ( rightly as it turned out...needed > cleaning ) > > I would appreciate any help.........Thanks, > > Brian Connell. > > *Permisions using ls:-* > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] dev]# ls -l scd0 > brw-rw---- 1 bc cdwriter 11, 0 Jun 2 03:28 scd0 > * > cat fstab:-* > /dev/hdb1 / ext2 defaults 1 1 > none /dev/pts devpts mode=0620 0 0 > none /mnt/cdrom supermount > dev=/dev/hdc,fs=auto,ro,--,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,umask=0 0 0 > none /mnt/cdrom2 supermount > dev=/dev/scd0,fs=auto,ro,--,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,umask=0 0 0 > none /mnt/floppy supermount > dev=/dev/fd0,fs=auto,--,iocharset=iso8859-1,sync,codepage=850,umask=0 0 0 > /dev/hda1 /mnt/nt ntfs iocharset=iso8859-1,ro,umask=0 0 0 > /dev/hda5 /mnt/nt2 ntfs iocharset=iso8859-1,ro,umask=0 0 0 > none /mnt/zip supermount > dev=/dev/sda4,fs=auto,--,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,umask=0 0 0 > none /proc proc defaults 0 0 > /dev/hdb6 swap swap defaults 0 0 > > > *cat mtab:-* > /dev/hdb1 / ext2 rw 0 0 > none /proc proc rw 0 0 > none /proc/bus/usb usbdevfs rw 0 0 > none /dev/pts devpts rw,mode=0620 0 0 > none /mnt/cdrom supermount > ro,dev=/dev/hdc,fs=auto,--,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,umask=0 0 0 > none /mnt/cdrom2 supermount > ro,dev=/dev/scd0,fs=auto,--,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,umask=0 0 0 > none /mnt/floppy supermount > rw,sync,dev=/dev/fd0,fs=auto,--,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,umask=0 0 > 0 /dev/hda1 /mnt/nt ntfs ro,iocharset=iso8859-1,umask=0 0 0 > /dev/hda5 /mnt/nt2 ntfs ro,iocharset=iso8859-1,umask=0 0 0 > none /mnt/zip supermount > rw,dev=/dev/sda4,fs=auto,--,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,umas > > > *lsmod :-* > ide-cd 28712 1 (autoclean) > sr_mod 15096 0 (autoclean) (unused) > cdrom 26848 0 (autoclean) [ide-cd sr_mod] > udf 85472 0 (autoclean) > lp 6720 0 > (snip)
