[newbie] Can't install packages using CD writer.

[Rana D'Costa]

I've Mandrake Linux 9.1 as my OS. I want to install packages using my CD 
writer(as rpmdrake 9.1 doesn't give any other choice) which is /mnt/cdrom. 
After executing the command 'mount', I got the following information about 
my CD writer:

none on /mnt/cdrom type supermount (ro, dev=/dev/scd0, 
fs=auto,--,iocharset=iso 885
9-1, codepage = 850, umask=0)

My CD writer is ATAPI Hewlett Packard Plus 8100 series. Now I wanna mount my 
cd writer before installing packages using rpmdrake. I tried:

mount /dev/scd0  /mnt/cdrom

also:

mount /mnt/cdrom

and I also tried:

mount /dev/scd0

In all of these above stated cases my system freezes and mouse or keyboard 
doesn't work. I also tried without mounting the device but still have the 
problem.

Can anyone tell me how I can fix this problem?

Thanks.

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[newbie] Can't install packages using CD writer

[Rana D'Costa]

Hi! I'm trying to install packages(drakwizard  smbwizard) from the 
installation CD#1 on my computer(which has the OS Mandrake Linux 9.1) but 
when I press install in the rpmdrake 9.1 window, a message pops out sayin' 
Insert the CD in the cd writer and also the tray of my CD Writer(Hewlett 
Packard 8100 series) comes out. So, after inserting the tray of my cdwriter 
with the CD on it, when I press OK the computer freezes. Mouse and keyboard 
doesn't work. Can anyone tell me how to fix this problem? Or is there if any 
a workaround?

Thank you.

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