mounting problems

im1crazyassmofo · 03-25-2003, 02:52 PM

i just installed slackware 9 and when i type mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom it gives me this error:

bash-2.05b# mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
/dev/cdrom: Input/output error
mount: block device /dev/cdrom is write-protected, mounting read-only
/dev/cdrom: Input/output error
mount: you must specify the filesystem type

hitesh_linux · 03-25-2003, 02:57 PM

Hi

I think You should Specify some thing like
'iso9660' in /etc/fstab

or post ur /etc/fstab file here.

Hitesh

im1crazyassmofo · 03-25-2003, 03:01 PM

/dev/hda5 swap swap defaults 0 0
/dev/hda1 / ext2 defaults 1 1
/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

that is my fstab

hitesh_linux · 03-25-2003, 03:12 PM

Hi

it seems OK in your fstab,

but i think U had type wrong command,

just follow this,as root or any user

mount /mnt/cdrom
or
cd /mnt
mount cdrom

make sure you had insert your CD's in cdrom.

Hitesh

im1crazyassmofo · 03-25-2003, 03:22 PM

no my command is right, its right here in my slackware book...even ur command doesnt work...so sumthings messed up with my machine

Tinkster · 03-25-2003, 03:41 PM

Quote:

/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660 noauto,owner,ro 0 0

You might want to change the "owner" to "user"...

And if you have the proper entry in /etc/fstab

Code:

mount /mnt/cdrom

should work.

If you specify the device and the mount point
you need to add the fstype, too.

Code:

mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom

Of course the CD might have been burnt with
a "wrong" fstype ... there's some programs out
there that will allow you to burn ext2 on CD ;)

Cheers,
Tink