Try "cdrecord -scanbus" as root.  If that shows a burner attachted, edit
/etc/fstab and see where the line for your CD-R is trying to mount the device
from.  It should probably be changed to /dev/scd0.  If you've got 7.0 just try
to change the line dev=blah to "dev=/dev/scd0".
 
Richard

On Wed, 16 Feb 2000, you wrote:
> Denis Havlik wrote:
> 
> > :~>well, I reinstalled The entire OS; made sure I included all the necessary
> > :~>packages for kernel recompilation. I was able to make the changes  but now
> > :~>am stuck ,because the instructions say to change LILO.
> > :~>I didn't install LILO, I use a boot disk to boot to Mandrake. How do I
> > :~>change the boot disk.
> >
> > "make zdisk"
> >
> > Read the /usr/src/linux/README for more details
> >
> > cu
> >         Denis
> > -----------------------------------------------------
> > Mag^H^H^HDr. Denis Havlik  <http://www.ap.univie.ac.at/users/havlik>
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> > February 17-th 2000: The Linux Demo Y2k Day!!!
> 
> after making all the necessary changes to the kernel ( i.e. scsi emulation for
> the cdr drive and cd romdrive) making a new boot disk, when i try to mount the
> drives i'm still receiving the same message
> 
> " mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/cdrom, ( or,
> /dev/cdrom2,/dev/fd0), or too many  mounted file systems"
> 
> I have a Plextor CDR/RW atapi/ide, and a generic CD Rom drive,atapi/ide
> 
> any idea what i can do now?
> I'm at a loss and way past frustration.
> Thanks for your input

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