I just installed a cdrom I got it recognized and all that its now device hdc. In the fstab file this is what I have

/dev/hdb1 / ext3 defaults 1 1
none /dev/pts devpts mode=0620 0 0
/dev/hdb6 /home ext3 defaults 1 2
/mnt/cdrom /mnt/cdrom supermount
dev=/dev/scd0,fs=iso9660,ro,--,iocharset=iso8859-1 0 0
none /mnt/floppy supermount dev=/dev/fd0,fs=auto,--,iocharset=iso8859-1,sync,codepage=850,umask=0 0 0
/dev/hda1 /mnt/win_c vfat iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,umask=0 0 0
/dev/hda5 /mnt/win_d vfat iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,umask=0 0 0
/dev/hda6 /mnt/win_e vfat iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,umask=0 0 0
none /proc proc defaults 0 0
/dev/hdb5 swap swap defaults 0 0
/dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom iso9660 noauto,owner,ro o o


The last line is the one I have added. this is the error that I get

mount can't find /mnt/hdc in etc/fstab or etc/mtab

I have tried quite a few variations but no luck help is appreciated.

Gonus

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I messed up bad it looks like. Now every cd I put in gets ejected. even after I remove the line I put in help is so appreciated. Thanx

Gonus

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Hi
do a dmesg|grep -i cd
how many cdrom's do you actually have?
like a see in your fstab you have a cdrom and a writer ?
do ls -l /dev/hdc ,i guess it 'll say it is not there
you haven't put hdc=ide-scsi on your normal cdrom drive
by any chance ?
If yes then it is set to /dev/scdX ; do a ls -l
on /dev/scd0 or /dev/scd1
And you can alway bypass your settings in your fstab,
mounting the cdrom by hand.
like mount -t iso9660 /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom , just check
if /dev/hdc is the right one to use and if /mnt/cdrom exists and
is the right mountpoint. My burner for inst. was /dev/hdd is
now after scsi-emu /dev/scd0 and gets mounted at /mnt/cdrom2 in mandrake
regards

"mount can't find /mnt/hdc in etc/fstab or etc/mtab"
This makes me think that maybe you are typing mount /mnt/hdc instad of mount /mnt/cdrom.
Else, grep dmesg to see what /dev/hdX is you cdrom in, then mount -t iso9660 /dev/hdX /mnt to check if the cdrom works.
Sorry i couldn't help much, but the cdroms usually work (out of the box), the only problem i had was with some old cdrom that would freeze the whole system while they are attempting to mount, i just bought a new cdrom, figured it was because of the lens on the cdrom was damaged.
-NSKL

Don't ever try to mount blank/audio CD's or I'll beat you up with a stick - Linus

Should

/mnt/cdrom /mnt/cdrom supermount

be

/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom supermount

?

Hi
my cdrom entries in mdk 8.2 /etc/fstab;
/mnt/cdrom /mnt/cdrom supermount dev=/dev/hdc,fs=iso9660,ro,--,iocharset=iso8859
-15 0 0
/mnt/cdrom2 /mnt/cdrom2 supermount dev=/dev/scd0,fs=iso9660,ro,--,iocharset=iso8
859-15 0 0
redhat uses /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660 etc etc
it's a matter of how different distro's handle this
regards

Thanx for all the replies. My cdrom device is hdc. I have aburner that is hdd. the mount -t iss09660 did let me see a cd in my cdrom but then I couls not mount my burner. I have not set ide=scsi thats only done for my burner. after I umount I can't see anythign in my burner (when a cd is in). How do I set this up so that I can still mount my burner and new cdrom

thanx for the help

ah now some things make more sense and i overlooked some
lines in your fstab
your burner was first right ? then the entry in your fstab
is using /mnt/cdrom for that as mount point.
Your newly added cdrom shows up as hdc, so
first make a directory in /mnt/cdrom1 or cdrom2 like
mkdir /mnt/cdrom2
get rid of your last fstab entry.
add in your /etc/fstab ;
/mnt/cdrom /mnt/cdrom2 supermount dev=/dev/hdc,fs=iso9660,ro,--,iocharset=iso8859
-15 0 0
see if that works cause you are now mounting two drives at the
same mount point.
good luck

I got it. I went and reloaded, then I checked the fstab and u are right mrGee, the 2 showed up in there. Thanx for all the help I learned soemthing.


Gonus