replaced cdrom with dvd/cdrw on my laptop

blacksunshine · 06-05-2004, 08:23 PM

i had a regular cdrom drive, then i got a dvd/cdrw. when i tried to play a dvd with xine, it said that there wasnt in the drive and it said something about dev/dvd, i searched for the file and there is no /dev/dvd. so the question is how do i get my dvd to work
Thanks

LavaDevil94 · 06-05-2004, 08:36 PM

Do you know the /dev name of your DVD drive (like /dev/hdc or /dev/hdd)? Use this command as root:
ln -s /dev/the_dvd_drive_devname /dev/dvd

blacksunshine · 06-05-2004, 08:38 PM

it says bash: -s: command not found

vinay_s_s · 06-06-2004, 12:23 AM

dude its "ln" (the command for creating links)
"ln -s " create symbolic links