The main problem I am having is regarding installing debian 3.0r0 on the= > 1gb drive with mac os 8.0 on it. > and the problem is this. The cd-rom srive will just not mount in linux,= > I've got as far as the installer but > obviously can't proceed with the install! > > Anybody got any ideas on this? > Hi,
I have debian linux running and mounting CDs fine on my quad 800. Just a few ideas: 1) What flavour of CD is it? You may find that if it is a Mac CD, linux won't like it - try a standard format (eg. the debian install CD, if you have one). Yes - I realise that is probably what you are using but it is worth a try. 2) How are you trying to mount it? I'd expect you to need a command like mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom (run as root) - where /dev/cdrom is your cdrom device, and /mnt/cdrom is a directory which currently exists where you want to mount it. >From your post, it sounds like /dev/sr0 is your device, but that doesn't sound like what I would expect linux to call it. I'd expect /dev/sdx (x being the scsi id of your CD drive). It may be that debian found it on install and linked it to /dev/cdrom - that's worth a try. If you can't do this, what errors do you get? 3) Otherwise, you might need a driver for your CD drive. Try googling around to see if anyone has written one. If the worst comes to the worst, you could do it by booting into MacOS, copying the relevant files on your HD and then booting to linux. A bit of a kludge - but it should work. Hope this helps, Ian -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
