> Charles A Edwards wrote: > > > > On Mon, 22 Oct 2001 14:16:45 GMT > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > Larry: > > > > > > The fstab file looks okay (to me at least). However, even though the CD is > > > working fine (under Windows and the CD was used to install Mdk 8.1) it currently > > > doesn't work under Mdk. Here are the contents of the /etc/fstab file: > > > > > > /dev/hda4 / reiserfs noatime,notail 1 1 > > > /dev/hda3 /boot ext2 noatime 1 2 > > > none /dev/pts devpts mode=0620 0 0 > > > none /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0 > > > /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom auto user,iocharset=iso8859-1,exec,codepage=850,ro,noauto 0 > > > 0 > > > /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto user,iocharset=iso8859-1,sync,exec,codepage=850,noauto > > > 0 0 > > > /dev/fd1 /mnt/floppy2 auto > > > user,iocharset=iso8859-1,sync,exec,codepage=850,noauto 0 0 > > > /dev/hda1 /mnt/windows vfat iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850 0 0 > > > none /proc proc defaults 0 0 > > > /dev/hda2 swap swap defaults 0 0 > > > > > > From: Larry Sword [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2001 11:43 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: [expert] Can't use CD-ROM on Toshiba laptop with Mdk 8.1 > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > > I've loaded Mandrake 8.1 on a Toshiba Satellite 2545XCDT. While the install > > > > with 8.0 worked without a hitch (many months ago), the same can't be said for > > > > 8.1. > > > > > > > > First, let me point out that upgrading has been quite easy and, aside from the > > > > CD-ROM hitch, almost trouble free. Putting a journalling file system on this > > > > older laptop gives the user-interatction some well needed pep. > > > > > > > > The problem that I'm getting is that /dev/cdrom will not allow a mount. There > > > > is a symbolic link from /dev/cdrom to hdc, but that doesn't work. > > > > > > > > mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom > > > > > > > > .. does not work. The error message is "mount: special device cdrom does not > > > > exist" > > > > > > > > mount /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom > > > > If you are trying to mount the drive with either of the above commands then > > that is why it will not work. > > > > 8.1 uses devfs the correct command is mount /mnt/cdrom > > To unmount either umount /mnt/cdrom or eject /mnt/cdrom > > > > Charles > > Actually, either command should work. > > mount /dev/hdc > or > mount /mnt/cdrom > > Assuming that the correct links exist in the /dev and the mount points > are correct. >
Well, I get the same result if you type mount /dev/hdc or if you type mount /mnt/cdrom. In both cases, the first time I execute the command, I get a segmentation fault. The second time, it just hangs. According to the listing in /dev, hdc has... >ls -l /dev/hdc lr-xr-xr-x 1 root root 30 Oct 22 07:00 hdc -> /ide/host0/bus1/target0/lun0/cd (Note, the /ide... is highlighted in black on the terminal (set to transparent konsole.) >ls -l /dev/cdrom lr-xr-xr-x 1 root root 16 Oct 22 07:00 cdrom -> ../cdroms/cdrom0 (Note, the "cdrom" and the "../cdroms/cdrom0" are flashing red on the konsole.) Thanks again for your suggestions, Ron
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