cd mounting issues
i recently reinstalled RH9 from the cdrom, so thus my cd-drive does actually function correctly. however, when i put in a music cd, nothing happens. usually i would expect the cd to mount automatically.
when i try to mount it manually... # mount /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom/ mount: /dev/hdc is not a valid block device my fstab entry for that device is as follows (one line): /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom udf,iso9660 noauto,user,kudzu,ro 0 0 i also notice that i have no /dev/cdrom defined. is this of significance? THANKS |
try a program such as
gcd or grip |
tried to run grip...
$ grip Error: Unable to initialize [/dev/cdrom] |
tried cdplay...
$ cdplay /dev/cdrom: No such file or directory |
Try adding to fstab:
/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660 noauto,user,kudzu,ro 0 0 |
thanks for the help so far ...
added the line to my fstab. tried the following... # mount /mnt/cdrom/ mount: special device /dev/cdrom does not exist |
Try playing grip now. You don't mount music cd's
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thanks for the continuing help
i tried grip, but got a "No Disc" error i tried cdplay again... $ cdplay /dev/cdrom: No such file or directory |
There is nothing wrong with your fstab entry for the device except for the fact there was an error.
/dev/cdrom is a link to the actual cdrom device which in your case should be /dev/hdc. Look at the hardware detection GUI to see what device if any RH thinks it should be. If you want to create a link to /dev/hdc then: ln -s /dev/hdc /dev/cdrom You can change the configuration of cdplay with the actual cdrom device. There should be some kind of configuration button. |
thanks for your input...
i put my fstab back to the /dev/hdc version i listed earlier and opened the gnome cdplayer. i got the following message: <snip> /dev/hdc does not appear to point to a valid CD device. This may be because: a) CD support is not present in your machine b) You do not have the correct permissions to access the CD drive c) /dev/hdc is not the CD drive. This means that the CD player will not be able to run. </snip> i made a link to /dev/hdc called /dev/cdrom and configured the player to point to this "new" device instead. i get the same message from the player except it reads /dev/cdrom does not appear to point to a valid CD device THANKS for any help here |
try chmod /dev/cdrom 444 this gives all users full permission for this device
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usually the /dev/cdrom is symlinked to /dev/hd<some char>
on my m/c it is /dev/hdd also a ls -l /dev/hdd reveals this: 0 brw------- 1 sandeep disk 22, 64 Aug 31 2002 /dev/hdd check for the 'b' in the second column, this indicates that this is a block device. Whats your /dev/hdc like ? |
What does
Code:
hdparm -i /dev/hdc |
thanks all for the help...
mcd, i did the chmod you suggested, but no change in gnome cdplayer message. i have a feeling that i have no cd support for this machine, but am not sure how to diagnose that...any hints? sandeep, here is my cd-related device and link br--r--r-- 1 root disk 22, 0 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hdc lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 Sep 2 13:43 /dev/cdrom -> hdc benpope, i get a "command not found" message using hdparm. what does that script do? perhaps it's not included with my distro? THANKS |
Try
/sbin/hdparm -i /dev/hdc |
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