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I'm using Debian Sid. I have a normal ASUS CD READER.
The kernel detects it as follow:
hdc: ASUS CD-S520/A, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
But when i try to mount ANY CD(i tried a lot of different cds) i get the following:
~# mount -t iso9660 /dev/hdc /cdrom/
mount: block device /dev/hdc is write-protected, mounting read-only
mount: Not a directory
Then i type dmesg to see what's going on and it prints:
hdc: command error: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
hdc: command error: error=0x54
end_request: I/O error, dev 16:00 (hdc), sector 116
ISOFS: unable to read i-node block
ISOFS: changing to secondary root
hdc: command error: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
hdc: command error: error=0x54
end_request: I/O error, dev 16:00 (hdc), sector 132
ISOFS: unable to read i-node block
I know the CD Reader is good, cause in Windows it works fine and it can boot my linux and windows cd's fine...
The error says your mount point (/cdrom) doesn't exist. Normaly, CDs are mounted at /mnt/cdrom. Look at/post your /etc/fstab file to see where it was set up to be mounted.
If you want to mount somewhere else, create the mount point on your directory first.
Blinker_Fluid: I tried that and happened the same:
# mkdir /foo
# mount /dev/hdc /foo
/dev/hdc: Input/output error
mount: you must specify the filesystem type
fancypiper: Same problem:
# mount /cdrom
mount: Not a directory
You got me, I don't have a DVD drive, so maybe you haven't gotten it configured right yet. Check the Linux DVD HOWTO and make sure it is configured correctly.
Blinker_Fluid: i don't think the problem is on my mount command... Anyway i get this:
# mount -t iso9660 /dev/hdc /foo
mount: block device /dev/hdc is write-protected, mounting read-only
mount: Not a directory
I think the problem is on what dmesg prints:
hdc: command error: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
hdc: command error: error=0x54
end_request: I/O error, dev 16:00 (hdc), sector 132
ISOFS: unable to read i-node block
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