Re: [newbie] CD-RW device problem
--- Jason Kretzer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- Hoyt Bailey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [snip] Here is the contents of my fstab [EMAIL PROTECTED] jason]# cat /etc/fstab /dev/hdb2 / ext3 noatime 1 1 none /dev/pts devpts mode=0620 0 0 /dev/hdb6 /home ext3 noatime 1 2 /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom auto umask=0,user,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,noauto,ro,exec 0 0 /dev/hdd /mnt/cdrom2 auto umask=0,user,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,noauto,ro,exec 0 0 none /mnt/floppy supermount dev=/dev/fd0,fs=ext2:vfat,--,umask=0,iocharset=iso8859-1,sync,codepage=850 0 0 /dev/hda1 /mnt/windows ntfs umask=0,nls=iso8859-1,ro 0 0 none /proc proc defaults 0 0 /dev/hdb5 swap swap defaults 0 0 none /mnt/hd supermount dev=/dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part1,fs=ext2:vfat,--,umask=0,iocharset=iso8859-1,kudzu,codepage=850 0 0 [EMAIL PROTECTED] jason]# yours /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom auto umask=0,user,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,noauto,ro,exec 0 0 /dev/hdd /mnt/cdrom2 auto umask=0,user,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,noauto,ro,exec 0 0 mine none /mnt/cdrom supermount dev=/dev/hdc,fs=auto,ro,exec,--,user,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,umask=0 0 0 It appears that you do not have supermount on your cd drives that will require that you 'mount /mnt/cdrom[?]' from a terminal before attempting access. or you could add supermount after 'none /mnt/cdrom[?]'. -- Regards; Hoyt Yep that did it. Thanks! -Jason __ Ack! same problem again, even with the new line in the fstab. I now have a link on the desktop to /mnt/cdrom which goes to /dev/hdc, which is there whether a cd is in the drive or not. When I click the link, there are no contents. So, I opened a terminal and tried to umount it and got this /mnt/cdrom: not mounted OK, so I tried to mount it using and got this mount /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom mount: block device /dev/hdc is write-protected, mounting read-only mount: No medium found Here are the contents of my current fstab file, the original contents are listed above. /dev/hdb2 / ext3 noatime 1 1 none /dev/pts devpts mode=0620 0 0 /dev/hdb6 /home ext3 noatime 1 2 #/dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom auto umask=0,user,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,noauto,ro,exec 0 0 none /mnt/cdrom supermount dev=/dev/hdc,fs=auto,ro,exec,--,user,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,umask=0 0 0 /dev/hdd /mnt/cdrom2 auto umask=0,user,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,noauto,ro,exec 0 0 none /mnt/floppy supermount dev=/dev/fd0,fs=ext2:vfat,--,umask=0,iocharset=iso8859-1,sync,codepage=850 0 0 /dev/hda1 /mnt/windows ntfs umask=0,nls=iso8859-1,ro 0 0 none /proc proc defaults 0 0 /dev/hdb5 swap swap defaults 0 0 none /mnt/hd supermount dev=/dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part1,fs=ext2:vfat,--,umask=0,iocharset=iso8859-1,kudzu,codepage=850 0 0 Thanks again, -Jason __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] CD-RW device problem
Jason Kretzer wrote: Ack! same problem again, even with the new line in the fstab. I now have a link on the desktop to /mnt/cdrom which goes to /dev/hdc, which is there whether a cd is in the drive or not. When I click the link, there are no contents. So, I opened a terminal and tried to umount it and got this /mnt/cdrom: not mounted OK, so I tried to mount it using and got this mount /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom mount: block device /dev/hdc is write-protected, mounting read-only mount: No medium found Here are the contents of my current fstab file, the original contents are listed above. #/dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom auto umask=0,user,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,noauto,ro,exec 0 0 hashed out automount none /mnt/cdrom supermount dev=/dev/hdc,fs=auto,ro,exec,--,user,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,umask=0 0 0 supermount /dev/hdd /mnt/cdrom2 auto umask=0,user,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,noauto,ro,exec 0 0 automount none /mnt/floppy supermount dev=/dev/fd0,fs=ext2:vfat,--,umask=0,iocharset=iso8859-1,sync,codepage=850 0 0 supermount none /mnt/hd supermount dev=/dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part1,fs=ext2:vfat,--,umask=0,iocharset=iso8859-1,kudzu,codepage=850 0 0 Thanks again, -Jason Not sure if this helps,this is in MD10, After fiddling around for ages, I gave up on supermount in general, and went back to automount like this, /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom auto umask=0,user,iocharset=iso8859-15,codepage=850,noauto,ro,exec 0 0 /dev/hdd /mnt/cdrom2 auto umask=0,user,iocharset=iso8859-15,codepage=850,noauto,ro,exec 0 0 /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto user,iocharset=iso8859 /dev/fd1 /mnt/floppy2 auto user,iocharset=iso8859 I left this as it is, not knowing what it does for you, none /mnt/hd supermount dev=/dev/scsi/host2/bus0/target0/lun0/part1,fs=ext2:vfat,--,umask=0,iocharset=iso8859-15,kudzu,codepage=850 0 0 then mount -a I also ran, supermount disable /mnt/cdrom supermount disable /mnt/cdrom2 supermount disable /mnt/floppy supermount disable /mnt/floppy2 not sure if it did anything, but all seems reasonably stable, except occassionally the floppies don't umount reliably and I have to resort to logging out and in to clear it. John -- John Richard Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] CD-RW device problem
--- Jason Kretzer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- Jason Kretzer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- Hoyt Bailey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [snip] Here is the contents of my fstab [EMAIL PROTECTED] jason]# cat /etc/fstab /dev/hdb2 / ext3 noatime 1 1 none /dev/pts devpts mode=0620 0 0 /dev/hdb6 /home ext3 noatime 1 2 /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom auto umask=0,user,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,noauto,ro,exec 0 0 /dev/hdd /mnt/cdrom2 auto umask=0,user,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,noauto,ro,exec 0 0 none /mnt/floppy supermount dev=/dev/fd0,fs=ext2:vfat,--,umask=0,iocharset=iso8859-1,sync,codepage=850 0 0 /dev/hda1 /mnt/windows ntfs umask=0,nls=iso8859-1,ro 0 0 none /proc proc defaults 0 0 /dev/hdb5 swap swap defaults 0 0 none /mnt/hd supermount dev=/dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part1,fs=ext2:vfat,--,umask=0,iocharset=iso8859-1,kudzu,codepage=850 0 0 [EMAIL PROTECTED] jason]# yours /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom auto umask=0,user,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,noauto,ro,exec 0 0 /dev/hdd /mnt/cdrom2 auto umask=0,user,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,noauto,ro,exec 0 0 mine none /mnt/cdrom supermount dev=/dev/hdc,fs=auto,ro,exec,--,user,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,umask=0 0 0 It appears that you do not have supermount on your cd drives that will require that you 'mount /mnt/cdrom[?]' from a terminal before attempting access. or you could add supermount after 'none /mnt/cdrom[?]'. -- Regards; Hoyt Yep that did it. Thanks! -Jason __ Ack! same problem again, even with the new line in the fstab. I now have a link on the desktop to /mnt/cdrom which goes to /dev/hdc, which is there whether a cd is in the drive or not. When I click the link, there are no contents. So, I opened a terminal and tried to umount it and got this /mnt/cdrom: not mounted OK, so I tried to mount it using and got this mount /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom mount: block device /dev/hdc is write-protected, mounting read-only mount: No medium found Here are the contents of my current fstab file, the original contents are listed above. /dev/hdb2 / ext3 noatime 1 1 none /dev/pts devpts mode=0620 0 0 /dev/hdb6 /home ext3 noatime 1 2 #/dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom auto umask=0,user,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,noauto,ro,exec 0 0 none /mnt/cdrom supermount dev=/dev/hdc,fs=auto,ro,exec,--,user,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,umask=0 0 0 /dev/hdd /mnt/cdrom2 auto umask=0,user,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,noauto,ro,exec 0 0 none /mnt/floppy supermount dev=/dev/fd0,fs=ext2:vfat,--,umask=0,iocharset=iso8859-1,sync,codepage=850 0 0 /dev/hda1 /mnt/windows ntfs umask=0,nls=iso8859-1,ro 0 0 none /proc proc defaults 0 0 /dev/hdb5 swap swap defaults 0 0 none /mnt/hd supermount dev=/dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part1,fs=ext2:vfat,--,umask=0,iocharset=iso8859-1,kudzu,codepage=850 0 0 Thanks again, -Jason As an addition to this, I went back to the original fstab(listed way at the top) and rebooted. I then had the same results. What does one do when their cd-rw does not mount reliably? I don't believe it is a hardware problem since this is a dual boot with win2k and it works great there. -Jason __ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] CD-RW device problem
On Saturday 19 June 2004 20:50, Jason Kretzer wrote: Hello list, I have the following Cd burner: SONY CD-RW CRX160E It appears to be mounted fine as K3B and xcdroast can both see it. Unfortunately, both act as though there is no disc in it. Another symptom is when I am installing software from the CD's the software installer asks me to place the CD in /dev/hdc (which is the cdrom in question) when I do, it keeps asking me for it. A third similar symptom is when I place a CD in it that does have stuff on it and it will not read it or even place that cool automount icon on the desktop. If anyone knows of a way around this, I would appreciate the help. If you need more information, tell me where to find it and I will provide it. On a side note, this pc was upgraded from RedHat 8.0 and xcdroast worked just fine. Thanks, -Jason Can you post your /etc/fstab? -- Regards; Hoyt Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] CD-RW device problem
On Sunday 20 June 2004 11:45, Jason Kretzer wrote: --- Hoyt Bailey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Saturday 19 June 2004 20:50, Jason Kretzer wrote: Hello list, I have the following Cd burner: SONY CD-RW CRX160E It appears to be mounted fine as K3B and xcdroast can both see it. Unfortunately, both act as though there is no disc in it. Another symptom is when I am installing software from the CD's the software installer asks me to place the CD in /dev/hdc (which is the cdrom in question) when I do, it keeps asking me for it. A third similar symptom is when I place a CD in it that does have stuff on it and it will not read it or even place that cool automount icon on the desktop. If anyone knows of a way around this, I would appreciate the help. If you need more information, tell me where to find it and I will provide it. On a side note, this pc was upgraded from RedHat 8.0 and xcdroast worked just fine. Thanks, -Jason Can you post your /etc/fstab? -- Regards; Hoyt Here is the contents of my fstab [EMAIL PROTECTED] jason]# cat /etc/fstab /dev/hdb2 / ext3 noatime 1 1 none /dev/pts devpts mode=0620 0 0 /dev/hdb6 /home ext3 noatime 1 2 /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom auto umask=0,user,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,noauto,ro,exec 0 0 /dev/hdd /mnt/cdrom2 auto umask=0,user,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,noauto,ro,exec 0 0 none /mnt/floppy supermount dev=/dev/fd0,fs=ext2:vfat,--,umask=0,iocharset=iso8859-1,sync,codepage=850 0 0 /dev/hda1 /mnt/windows ntfs umask=0,nls=iso8859-1,ro 0 0 none /proc proc defaults 0 0 /dev/hdb5 swap swap defaults 0 0 none /mnt/hd supermount dev=/dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part1,fs=ext2:vfat,--,umask=0,iocharset=iso8859-1,kudzu,codepage=850 0 0 [EMAIL PROTECTED] jason]# yours /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom auto umask=0,user,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,noauto,ro,exec 0 0 /dev/hdd /mnt/cdrom2 auto umask=0,user,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,noauto,ro,exec 0 0 mine none /mnt/cdrom supermount dev=/dev/hdc,fs=auto,ro,exec,--,user,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,umask=0 0 0 It appears that you do not have supermount on your cd drives that will require that you 'mount /mnt/cdrom[?]' from a terminal before attempting access. or you could add supermount after 'none /mnt/cdrom[?]'. -- Regards; Hoyt Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] CD-RW device problem
--- Hoyt Bailey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [snip] Here is the contents of my fstab [EMAIL PROTECTED] jason]# cat /etc/fstab /dev/hdb2 / ext3 noatime 1 1 none /dev/pts devpts mode=0620 0 0 /dev/hdb6 /home ext3 noatime 1 2 /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom auto umask=0,user,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,noauto,ro,exec 0 0 /dev/hdd /mnt/cdrom2 auto umask=0,user,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,noauto,ro,exec 0 0 none /mnt/floppy supermount dev=/dev/fd0,fs=ext2:vfat,--,umask=0,iocharset=iso8859-1,sync,codepage=850 0 0 /dev/hda1 /mnt/windows ntfs umask=0,nls=iso8859-1,ro 0 0 none /proc proc defaults 0 0 /dev/hdb5 swap swap defaults 0 0 none /mnt/hd supermount dev=/dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part1,fs=ext2:vfat,--,umask=0,iocharset=iso8859-1,kudzu,codepage=850 0 0 [EMAIL PROTECTED] jason]# yours /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom auto umask=0,user,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,noauto,ro,exec 0 0 /dev/hdd /mnt/cdrom2 auto umask=0,user,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,noauto,ro,exec 0 0 mine none /mnt/cdrom supermount dev=/dev/hdc,fs=auto,ro,exec,--,user,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,umask=0 0 0 It appears that you do not have supermount on your cd drives that will require that you 'mount /mnt/cdrom[?]' from a terminal before attempting access. or you could add supermount after 'none /mnt/cdrom[?]'. -- Regards; Hoyt Yep that did it. Thanks! -Jason __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
