On Wed, Jul 31, 2002 at 07:20:29AM +0530, Sridhar M.A. wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 30, 2002 at 06:46:05PM +0530, USM Bish wrote:
> > On Tue, Jul 30, 2002 at 01:15:56AM -0400, Atul Sowani wrote:
> > >
> > > Under /dev, /dev/cdrom -> /dev/hdb
> > > Permissions for /dev/hdb are 0666
> > > ^^^^^^^^
> >
> > My gut feeling is that the error is here. It is very unlikely
> > that your CD-ROM would be on /dev/hdb (Primary slave). On most
> > boxes it would be hdc or hdd.
>
> Well, not always. Recently got some systems. I do not know why many
> suppliers just connect the hdd and cd on a single cable.I would say
> that the cd drive is likely to be /dev/hdb.
>
But his practice seems crazy ! Don't people object ?
Bish
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