try using /dev/hdc instead of /dev/cdrom also look at dmesg|grep CD
and see what it says On Mon, 2002-10-07 at 17:52, Palanikumar Ramalingam wrote: > Dear redhat users: > I have a problem with my CDrom. I tried the following: > root@localhost kumar]# mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom > /mnt/cdrom > mount: /dev/cdrom is not a valid block device > > > My /etc/fstab > has the following (Initialy the cdrom had owner,kudzu > i removed them): > LABEL=/ / ext3 > defaults 1 1 > LABEL=/boot /boot ext3 > defaults 1 2 > none /dev/pts devpts > gid=5,mode=620 0 0 > none /proc proc > defaults 0 0 > none /dev/shm tmpfs > defaults 0 0 > /dev/hdb5 swap swap > defaults 0 0 > /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom > iso9660 noauto,ro 0 0 > /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto > noauto,owner,kudzu 0 0 > ~ > > Please explain what I need to do to get my CDROM to > work. In a previous install on the same m/c I had > CDROM working fine. Also during install it did not > have any problem. I have compaq5204 and RedHat 7.2. > > Also the KDE control center shows in block devices > Device Type Size Mount point Free Full% Usage > /dev/cdrom iso9660 n/a /mnt/cdrom > > > The hardware browser shows: > CD-ROm drives compaq CRD-8322B > Device information: > manufacturer :unknown > Driver : ignore > Device: /dev/hdc > > What should I do to fix the problem? > Please send message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Thankyou > Kumar. > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More > http://faith.yahoo.com > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
