Unable to mount
 

Hi

I`m a newbie to linux and I am having some trouble with the cdrom. I wanted to mount the cdrom but i gives me error saying "unable to mount; no medium found" What can I do to resolve this issue?

what command are you using to mount the cd ??
it is usually done with something like this:Also you can add it to your fstab..to easily mount and unmount it.

Can you tell exactly what you're doing? Can you post your /etc/fstab file?
it can be as simple as to put a CD into drive and as complicated as the CD-ROM drive is not being recognized. More detail plz.
Useful commands in xterm:
mount -a
mount -tiso9660 /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom #it works in a case if there is a symlink in /dev directory that points to actual cd-rom device,do
dmesg|less
to see the boot message and look for lines where you drives iniialized...
But plz more details, the snapshop of /etc/fstab file will be very helpful.

I am trying to mount the "linux extra" disc in kde. I have tried the commands that both of you gave me but it still says that there is no medium found.

I've written a script some time ago, email me if you want it

ciao!

el felipe

mount cdrom should do the trick.
You can also see the content easily if you use mc and go in /mnt/cdrom.
Also with the gui interface too, go in /mnt/cdrom use .. to go up to / level

Hi!
I also can't mount cdrom.
I have TEAC CD540E drive on secondary slave ide.
I use icon on KDE desctop or next commnd with same result:
mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
mount /dev/hdd /mnt/cdrom

"mount: /dev/hdd is not a valid block device"

have you tried instead of '/dev/hdd" , /dev/cdrom ??

what does your fstab file look like if you can post it here??

LABEL=/ / ext3 defaults 1 1
none /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0
none /proc proc defaults 0 0
none /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0
/dev/hda1 /mnt/C vfat defaults 0 0
/dev/hdc4 /mnt/E vfat defaults 0 0
/dev/hdc6 /mnt/F vfat defaults 0 0
/dev/hdc7 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

Yes, i tried hdd, I even try hdb.
KDE hardware browser showing: device: hdd driver: ignored (!)

LABEL=/ / ext3 defaults 1 1
none /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0
none /proc proc defaults 0 0
none /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0
/dev/hda1 /mnt/C vfat defaults 0 0
/dev/hdc4 /mnt/E vfat defaults 0 0
/dev/hdc6 /mnt/F vfat defaults 0 0
/dev/hdc7 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

Yes, i tried hdd and even hdb
KDE hardware browser show me: device hdd, driver: ignore (!)

have you tried just:

mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom

from your fstab file, that should work for you above.

Yes I did it, but get
mount: /dev/cdrom is not a valid block device

Bogdan, if you're running red hat 7.2, then try running this command as root: depmod -ae . Then try mounting the cdrom again.

Thanks, it's really works!

You're welcome. :)
The cdrom problem is a known bug in rh 7.2.