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Old 10-06-2005, 06:41 AM   #1
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where is CDROM?


how to confirm whether it is
/dev/cdrom or /dev/hdc ?

I got 2 CDROM,
1 is 52X CDROM, another is CDRW,
how to know its /dev/XXXXX designation?
 
Old 10-06-2005, 07:55 AM   #2
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dmesg | grep -i dvd
 
Old 10-06-2005, 08:16 AM   #3
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Usually /dev/cdrom is a symbolic link to the actual device name anyways.
 
  


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