[newbie] Setting up the DVD
Hi, What is the way to set up the DVD in fstab (and/or wherever) I have no /dev/dvd which seems to be what my dvd player is looking for. At present I need to change it to dev/cdrom - that works. Walter -- Walter Logeman Psychotherapist http://www.psybernet.co.nz Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Setting up the DVD
On Thu, 14 Mar 2002 10:11:52 +1300 Walter Logeman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, What is the way to set up the DVD in fstab (and/or wherever) I have no /dev/dvd which seems to be what my dvd player is looking for. At present I need to change it to dev/cdrom - that works. You do not need to change fstab. If your listing for your dvd is /dev/cdrom then su to root and enter: ln -s cdrom /dev/dvd Charles Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Setting up the DVD
On Thu, 14 Mar Walter Logeman [EMAIL PROTECTED] spoke thusly: What is the way to set up the DVD in fstab (and/or wherever) I have no /dev/dvd which seems to be what my dvd player is looking for. At present I need to change it to dev/cdrom - that works. What are you trying to do? Mount a movie? When I installed Ogle, I had to make a sym link from /dev/hdd (my DVD drive) to /dev/dvd: ln -s /dev/hdd /dev/dvd If you do that, you can use /dev/dvd in fstab. Miark Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Setting up the DVD
Charles, You do not need to change fstab. If your listing for your dvd is /dev/cdrom then su to root and enter: ln -s cdrom /dev/dvd What I did (I found the answer just browsing the ogle list) was: ln -s /dev/scd0 /dev/dvd To the same place by another route. The cdrom is a DVD/CD-RW combo and set as a scd0 somewhere. I wonder if there is any difference in the two ways of doing it? Anyway its done. And another bit of learning about linux achieved, simple though it may seem to some - it still has to be learnt. Walter -- Walter Logeman Psychotherapist http://www.psybernet.co.nz Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
