CDROM: not a valid block device?
 

I am trying to listen to cd's, but when i try to mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/ cdrom i get this error...

root@Linux~Powered:~# mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
mount: /dev/cdrom is not a valid block device
root@Linux~Powered:~#

this is my /etc/fstab...

'/dev/hda5 swap swap defaults 0 0
/dev/hda3 / ext3 defaults 1 1
/dev/hda2 /boot ext3 defaults 1 2
/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660 noauto,owner,ro 0 0
/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto noauto,owner 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0

It always worked with no problems on other versions of linux, but i can't seem to figure this out.

You don't need to mount audio Cds...just stick it in the drive and fire up your music software

it doesn't work. I am using xmms. When i put a cd in and try to open it in the mnt directory there is nothing in it.

How about a CD player? I use AlsaPlayer usually, though I haven't owned any CDs in a while to bother trying anything else

Nope, i've tried that too. It's like it doesn't know the cdrom is even there.

By the way my cd player says... "Drive error" in the window