Well, don't know if this applies, and I don't want or intend to insult your
intelligence as related to linux, as I am a complete newbie, but I know my cd
drives do that if the disc doesn't have any relation to linux whatsoever.
Try mounting it with one of the linux cd's in the drive. Hope this helps.
Matt
On Tuesday 13 March 2001 11:10, you wrote:
> Here's a funny thing!
>
> Whenever I try to access either of my CD drives, whether as root or
> user, I am refused access.
>
> Using Konqueror, I get the message: "Unableto enter file:/mnt/cdrom. You
> do not have access rights to this location." - if root doesn't have
> access, who does? My CD drives are shown under /mnt with little
> padlocks on them.
>
> Using a terminal command: ls /mnt/cdrom, I get the message "Input/output
> error".
>
> The only way I have ever been able to get round it is to boot from a
> floppy rather than LILO - this is a hassle.
>
> If anyone has encountered and solved this problem, I would be grateful
> for guidance.
>
> I am running Mandrake 7.2 (never had this problem with 7.1) and my
> drives are a Mitsumi 4802TE (re-writable) and Samsung SCR232
