> [root]:~# mount -t iso9660 /dev/hdb /cdrom > mount: block device /dev/hdb is write-protected, mounting read-only
This is entirely correct. CDROMS are write-protected by definition (unless you have a burner) > [root]:~# ls -l /cdrom/ > total 14 > -r-xr-xr-x 1 root root 263 Jul 24 04:14 <translation > table> > -r-xr-xr-x 1 root root 2596 Jul 24 04:14 README > dr-xr-xr-x 1 root root 2048 Jul 24 04:14 boot > dr-xr-xr-x 1 root root 2048 Jul 24 04:13 debian > dr-xr-xr-x 1 root root 2048 Jul 24 04:14 install > dr-xr-xr-x 1 root root 2048 Jul 24 04:14 tools > dr-xr-xr-x 1 root root 2048 Jul 17 17:33 upgrade > [root]:~# > > The permissions are whacked! And the file README is a symlink to something, > yet it appears to be an executable. All symlinks had this "feature", making > upgrading a potential disaster. Hmmm....I doubt this matters that much. What happens when you try to install? Matthew -- Elen sila lumenn' omentielvo Steward of the Cambridge Tolkien Society Selwyn College Computer Support http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Chamber/8841/ http://www.cam.ac.uk/CambUniv/Societies/tolkien/ http://pick.sel.cam.ac.uk/
