It is impossible to mount cdrom1 or 2 in SUSE 8.1 Pro
 

Hi,

I have tried several command lines to launch the cdrom but in vain.
I also have created the directory "cdrom1" and "cdrom2" in the "/mnt" but nothing to do!


When I type in the following command line:

"mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom1" ( or "mount /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom1 )

I receive:

"/dev/cdrom: Imput/output error
mount: you must specify the filesystem type"

so after "linux:~#"

I have put "mount -o ro -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom1"

and I receive again bad results:

"wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/cdrom or too many mounted file systems ( could this be the IDE device where you in fact use ede-scsi so that sr0 or so is needed? )"

I'am frustrated and confused!

Could you post your /etc/fstab file so we can have a look?

Hi Crashed_Again,

here is the fstab file that you have requested:


/dev/hda3 / reiserfs defaults 1 1
/dev/hda1 /windows/C vfat users,gid=users,umask=0002,iocharset=iso8859-15,code=437 0 0
/dev/hda2 swap swap pri=42 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts mode=0620,gid=5 0 0
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
usbdevfs /proc/bus/usb usbdevfs noauto 0 0
/dev/cdrecorder /media/cdrecorder auto ro,noauto,user,exec 0 0
/dev/cdrom /media/cdrom auto ro,noauto,user,exec 0 0
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy auto noauto,user,sync 0 0

Similar problem here
 

I have a similar problem with a "wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/cdrom or too many mounted file systems", but i think i know why it's started happening to me at least - i had a cd mounted, tried to eject without unmounting, so in konqueror i put the folder called "cdrom" into the trash. Now i can't mount a cd without getting the same error message. It won't let me restore the directory to /dev as it says there is already a file (not a dir) in /dev called "cdrom". How do i fix things so i can mount cds again?

Cheers,
Chasin_h

Here's my /etc/fstab file in case it helps...

LABEL=/ / ext3 defaults 1 1
LABEL=/boot /boot ext3 defaults 1 2
none /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0
none /proc proc defaults 0 0
none /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0
/dev/hda5 swap swap defaults 0 0
/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660 noauto,owner,kudzu,ro 0 0
/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto noauto,owner,kudzu 0 0

Cheers,
chasin_h

chasin_h:
If all you did was delete the folder then you can recreate a new directory i.e. mkdir /mnt/cdrom. I don't use the trash bin but can you restore it to /mnt?

jjay02:
Your fstab shows the mount point for the cdrom as being /media/cdrom. Have you tried

Mount /media/cdrom

Are you trying to mount an audio CD or a data CD? You can only "mount" data CDs. Audio CDs are not mountable.

Also, "mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom1" seems to be the wrong mount point. According to your /etc/fstab, your CD-ROM is mounted at:

/media/cdrom

Perhaps try:

mount /media/cdrom

Hope this helps:D

chasin_h, you could probably just put your CD back in your drive, the open a terminal and type:

umount /mnt/cdrom

or

umount /dev/cdrom

I've done that before accidentally, and umounting it solved my problem. Hope this helps:D

Oh yeah, make sure you've adjusted the volume levels on your multimedia players as well. :D

Thanks Texicle, just mounted a data cd successfully... Why is that the case though, that audio cds don't mount? And can you help me to get mp3s playing in XMMS?

Cheers,
chasin_h

Audo CD's do not have an associated filesystem. RH 8 does not include the XMMS plugin for MP3's if thats what you are using.

Thanks, so is there an mp3 player that comes with rh8.0? Or can i get the plugin for xmms somewhere and how is it installed. I had a copy of mandrake a few years back which had a version of winamp included which could play mp3s ok. Why have they removed the ability to play them? Is it some issue over rights or something? Thanks in advance,

chasin_h

You could probably do a search on G4L aka www.google.com/linux for the XMMS plugins to allow for mp3 playing. I guess RH didn't want to ship it ready made for mp3's due to the controversy over them. I don't know for sure. There's got to be an rpm out there somewhere. I saw someone once mention rpmfind website. I don't know the exact URL, but a search on G4L will probably yield good results. Hope this helps.:D

Found the mp3 plugin on the xmms site. Music playing fine now. Seems it was a rights issue or something along those lines that stopped it shipping with the plugin.

Cheers,
chasin_h