OK, I'll take a stab at this.  As I have read, to use and IDE cd-rom burner you have
too load ide-scsi, right?  Well, now the cd-rom drive is no longer /dev/hdc but
/dev/scd0 or something.  \

If this is true you need to delete /dev/cdrom and create a symlink:
ln -s /dev/scd0 /dev/cdrom

and don't forget to change /etc/fstab

OR
undo the ide-scsi stuff.

I don't have a cd burner on my linux box, so your mileage may vary.  There are several 
people on the list with IDE burners.  Would one of you please step forward and help 
this guy out?

I am assuming you have already inserted the media when you click on the drive icon!

Bill
PS. Looks like:
> /dev/hdb5  /ext2 defaults 11
      should be:
> /dev/hdb5  /    ext2 defaults 11




> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of S. Stubbs
> Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2000 8:28 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [newbie] STILL cannot mount floppy or cdrom drive!! HELP
> 
> 
> Please if someone who is expert can assist here is the problem.
> I am running mandrake 7.2 complete retail box from walmart,
> and I use bootmagic for bootloader.
> my hardware config:
> 2 IDEharddrives,
> hda has windoze
> hda also has linux swap
> hdb has linux boot, and linux root and all linux
> I have one cdrom drive it is a Iomega Zip650 cdwriter drive, it is
> an internal IDE writer drive, and I can
> confirm that it is functioning fine since I used it to 
> install the mandrake
> 7.2.
> My cdrom drive and floppy drive are unable to be mounted, I 
> get somekind
> of permission to access is denied kind of message. This is even logged
> in as root.
> Here is current fstab:
> /dev/hdb5  /ext2 defaults 11
> /dev/hdb1  /boot ext 2 defaults 12
> none /dev/pts devpts mode=0620 0 0
> /mnt/cdrom /mnt/cdrom supermount fs=ISO9660, dev=/dev/cdrom 0 0
> /mnt/floppy /mnt/floppy supermount fs=vfat,dev=/dev/fd0 0 0
> /dev/hda1 /mnt/windows vfat user,exec,unmask=0 0 0
> none /proc proc defaults 0 0
> /dev/hda2 swap swap defaults 0 0
> 
> Next, here is what results from the commnand,
> ls -l /dev/cdrom
> result:
> lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root  3 Nov 6 01:24 /dev/cdrom ->hdc
> 
> 
> In the konqueror file manager , I have
> su to root and using this manager have gone to the /mnt
> directory. I have this in the window:
> cdrom....rwxrwxrwx....root... root
> disk.....rwxrwxr-x...root...root
> floppy....rwxrwxrwx..root...root
> windows....rwxrwxrwx....root...root.
> 
> When I attempt to click on the cdrom or the floppy, I get this
> for answer box:
> unable to enter file:/mnt/cdrom.
> You do not have access right to this location.
> 
> Also I have su to root in the terminal and done this:
> cd /mnt/cdrom
> I get this:
> bash: cd: /mnt/cdrom:Input/output error
> 
> I type in mount /mnt/cdrom
> I get this:
> mount: /mnt/cdrom already mounted or  /mnt/cdrom busy.
> mount: according to mtab,  /mnt/cdrom is already mounte on /mnt/cdrom
> 
> I type this: eject /mnt/cdrom
> I get this:
> eject: unable to find or open device for: '/mnt/cdrom'
> I type this: eject /cdrom
> I get this:
> eject: unable to eject, last error: Input/output error
> 
> My cdrom is working just fine, I installed mandrake with this cdrom
> drive, it is recognized in linux harddrake and works fine in 
> windows, it is
> dual-boot box. Also when going to cdburning program, the 
> cdrom drive is
> definitely
> recognized, and even shows contents of an inserted CD when browsing
> in the program.  Also when using the make boot floppy GUI 
> tool the floppy will
> in fact work fine, but on my own it will not.
> 
> BIG NOTE HERE:I am having also Identical problem with the 
> floppy, it too
> also has icon with lock on it.
> Now this the problem that I am having.
> As a result the rpmdrake cannot find the cdrom..
> Thus I am unable to install rpm, and I am unable to look at any cd or
> floppy, and it is getting more urgent to be able to do this..
> MY assumption is that this problem has something to do with 
> "supermount".
> 
> Addendum: I have been to the mandrake url for cdburner help at
> http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/demos/Tutorial/CDburner/pages/
> and have performed the command lines exactly as stated.
> This has had no effect on the problem I am having with the 
> ability to mount the
> cdrom drive. This also has not done anything to help with the 
> identical problem
> with mounting the floppy drive.
> Obviously it is some kind of bug or flaw in the supermount, 
> or I am just an
> idiot. I have become so furious at this problem I have 
> considered just putting
> windoze back.
> If SOMEONE ANYONE out there could help me troubleshoot this mounting
> problem I would really appreciate it. I have gone and 
> reviewed so many docs
> and info on mounting in linux it makes my head spin.
> 
> ANY HELP, THANKS...
> 
> 


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