> Eric, does /dev/cdrom point to /dev/hd<something> like this?
>
> [john@localhost john]$ ls -l /dev/cdrom
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 May 30 21:31 /dev/cdrom
> -> hdc [john@localhost john]$ ls -l /dev/hdc
> brw------- 1 john cdrom 22, 0 Apr 14 21:06 /dev/hdc
> [john@localhost john]$
When I run those commands it looks exactly like yours. Both drives
are recognized during the bootup process - I can see them if I do a
dmesg.
>
> You know you have to have a disk in when you mount it, or you will
> get that error. Also, the disk must have stuff on it.
I haven't tried to mount an empty drive or read a blank CD. All the
CDs I've tried to mount contain data. It happens if I try to look at
the Mandrake CDs.
Does
> /dev/cdrom point to the right hd<something>. I presume the CDROM
> is an IDE drive?
As long as hdc, which is how it shows up in dmesg, is my CD drive,
then yes. That's what I was checking above? or do I look somewhere
else to make sure?
Both CDs show up in Block Devices.
Thanks for the reply,
Eric
