Are you logged in as root? I am pretty sure only root can access mountable
drives.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jack [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2000 4:28 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [newbie] Mandrake Problems
>
> Hi,
>
> I just installed Mandrake 7.0 a few hours ago by using
> my cdrom to boot the
> installation up.
>
> When I try to access any of my cds in the /mnt/cdrom,
> it says it can't read the
> disk.
> I set the thing up properly & in the control panel it
> says it's there, but won't
> read any of the disks, not even the cd I installed
> Mandrake from!
> My floppy drive isn't working either.
>
> Please help, I love this O/S so far.
>
> Best Regards,
> Jack
