Hi, Try to go over the output of dmesg and see what it says about your cd-rom. Did it identified it? and as what? I think that maybe you don't have a problem with devfs but the kernel is not aware of the cd-rom.
Yuval Scharf On Mon, 25 Aug 2003, Redmond Militante wrote: > hi > > thanks for responding > mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom doesn't work. same error > > ps aux | grep devfs gives me > root 36 0.0 0.7 1988 952 .... /sbin/devfsd /dev > so, devfs is running... > > i've tried reinstalling a couple of times, and enabling a bunchof kernel > options.which kernel options do i need to enable to get cd's to mount? > > thanks > redmond > > [Mon, Aug 25, 2003 at 08:10:24PM +0200] > This one time, at band camp, Kenneth Macdonald Karlsen said: > > > Redmond Militante wrote: > > >hi all > > > > > >after installing 1.4 on a black newworld g3 powerbook/400mhz/128mb ram/6 > > >gb hdd using livecd-g3-grp-1.4-cd1 iso image burned to a cdrom, i am able > > >to reboot into gentoo successfully, but i am having trouble mounting > > >livecd-ppc-grp-1.4-cd2 disk. i enter 'mount /dev/cdroms/cdrom0 /mnt/cdrom > > >-o ro -t iso9660', and receive the error msg 'ount: special device > > >/dev/croms/crom0 does not exist'. > > >this is my first install - i've been following the gentoo-ppc installation > > >instructions on this website. i've gone back and tried to recompile extra > > >file system-related features into my kernel. i still receive the error > > >message. > > >any advice would be appreciated > > >thanks > > > > > > > > try "mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom" if this doesnt sucess then check if > > devfs is running: "ps aux | grep devfs" this will show you where it is > > mounted if running, check if your drivers is loaded for the cdrom, scsi > >or ide-scsi etc. > > Im no expert but you can try this. > > Kenneth > > > > > > -- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > > > -- > FreeBSD 5.1-RELEASE-p2 FreeBSD 5.1-RELEASE-p2 #0: Mon Aug 11 13:00:11 CDT 2003 > 2:15PMup 11 days, 13:59, 1 user, load averages: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 > > Gimmie That Old Time Religion > We will follow Zarathustra, We will worship like the Druids, > Zarathustra like we use to, Dancing naked in the woods, > I'm a Zarathustra booster, Drinking strange fermented fluids, > And he's good enough for me! And it's good enough for me! > (chorus) (chorus) > > In the church of Aphrodite, > The priestess wears a see-through nightie, > She's a mighty righteous sightie, > And she's good enough for me! > (chorus) > > CHORUS: Give me that old time religion, > Give me that old time religion, > Give me that old time religion, > 'Cause it's good enough for me! > > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
