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Old 01-30-2002, 10:53 PM   #1
Nephlite
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Mounting cdrom?


Hello when i go to mount my cdrom mount /dev/cdrom i get this error: cant find /dev/cdrom in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab so what i did what add this to fstab. /dev/hdd /cdrom now it says fs type not supported by kernel.. what do i have to do to get my cdrom working


thanx Nephlite
 
Old 01-30-2002, 11:18 PM   #2
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if you recently recompiled your kernel, this could be what's causing the problem. if that's not it, then check in your fstab file to make sure the line for the cdrom is there. it varies. but it should look something like this:

/dev/cdrom /cdrom auto ro,noauto,user,exec 0 0
 
Old 01-30-2002, 11:48 PM   #3
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Thanx that worked
 
  


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