When I installed debian the base system from cdrom I was asked the name of the block device. It would not accept cd or cdrom, so I tried hdb. This worked and the install proceded without incident. This may have caused a problem Now I am having trouble mounting the cdrom. Below is my fstab including the various changes I tried. Below that is a list of the command line mounts I tried and the message returned # /etc/fstab: static file system information. # # <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass> /dev/hda2 / ext2 defaults 0 1 /dev/hda3 none swap sw 0 0 proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 /dev/hda5 /usr ext2 defaults 0 2 /dev/hda6 /var ext2 defaults 0 2 /dev/hda7 /home ext2 defaults 0 2 /dev/hdb /cdrom iso9660 ro,noauto 0 0 on the last entry I also tried /dev/cdrom and /dev/sbpcd These all return message, after typing mount (hdb, cdrom, sbpcd) at a prompt, "mount can't find * in /etc/mtab or /etc/fstab.
Trying to mount from a command line produced the same results, but a different message. "mount -t iso9660 -r /dev/hdb /cdrom " produces mount: /dev/hdb already mounted or /cdrom busy I also tried it for cdrom and sbpcd. In all these cases nothing ever appears in /cdrom. What am I doing wrong and how can I fix it? Thankyou Tom ps. Yes, there is a cd in the drive -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .