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Old 12-31-2001, 05:04 PM   #1
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very quick dvd question


I completly forgot how to symlink or whatever the dvd device......My dvd drive is currently /dev/cdrom

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Old 01-01-2002, 12:37 AM   #2
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Do (as root in /dev) "ln -s hd* dvd" where "hd*" is the drive you want to symlink.
 
  


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