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Old 03-30-2006, 12:38 AM   #1
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cd writer problem


hi guys,
I have redhat8.0 and i am having samsung cd writer . when i boot my system the following error message is shown

updfstab: cannot stat /dev/cdrom1: No such file or directory

pls help me what is the problem in my system and how to solve it

thanks
 
Old 03-30-2006, 07:33 PM   #2
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A somewhat speculative answer, but worth a shot...

Browse around in the output from dmesg, until you figure out what device your cdrom is. Could be just /dev/cdrom. Then, go into /etc/fstab and change the entry containing /dev/cdrom1 to whatever the real name is.

--- rod.
 
Old 03-31-2006, 03:28 AM   #3
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thanks Nbomr
now the problem is solved.
 
  


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