File:///mnt/cdrom

borabora · 02-19-2006, 01:46 PM

Hi, so i got my HD knoppix online, that was my first problem. Now i want to play a cd. I am getting this error. When i click on the cdrom icon on desktop it comes up: Unable to run the command specified. The file or Folder File:///mnt/cdrom does not exist. What does this mean?

Panagiotis_IOA · 02-19-2006, 02:19 PM

This sounds like the CD-ROM drive isn't mounted, is it?

borabora · 02-19-2006, 02:32 PM

ya i have been looking around a few places and i think that my cdrom is not ''mounted'' Can u explain how to mount my cdrom, or point me in the right direction? thanks

Panagiotis_IOA · 02-19-2006, 02:39 PM

Login as root or if you are logged in as user then open a console and type: # su
you will be asked for the root password

Then type this:

# mount /dev/cdrom

or

# mount /mnt/cdrom

Usually when you are logged in as root and you click on the CD-ROM icon it get mounted while doing this as user you have to change the user's permissions first. At least, that happenes with me on Slackware.

borabora · 02-19-2006, 02:42 PM

root@linux:/home/jake# mount /dev/cdrom
mount: No medium found
thats what i get... when i click the cdrom icon on the desktop i hear the cd spin up.. so im assuming it sees it? thanks in advance

Panagiotis_IOA · 02-19-2006, 02:46 PM

I think that you get mount: No medium found when you don't have the disk in the drive. Have you tried mount /mnt/cdrom?
When I click on the cdrom icon I hear the cd and the window with the cd's contents appears.

borabora · 02-19-2006, 02:50 PM

root@linux:/home/jake# mount /mnt/cdrom
mount: can't find /mnt/cdrom in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab
root@linux:/home/jake# mount /mnt/cdrom
mount: can't find /mnt/cdrom in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab
root@linux:/home/jake#

this is after putting a cd in. i hear it spinning up but nothing comes after.

Panagiotis_IOA · 02-19-2006, 03:06 PM

Hm... try this:

# mount -t auto /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom

or better this

# mount -t auto /dev/hdb /mnt/cdrom

If this doesn't work then check if there's the directory /mnt/cdrom

If not then do the following:

# mkdir /mnt/cdrom

then create a link for the cdrom:

# ln -s /dev/hdb /dev/cdrom

and then try to mount again:

# mount /dev/cdrom

or

# mount /mnt/cdrom

I hope that this will work.

borabora · 02-19-2006, 04:04 PM

root@linux:/home/jake# mount /dev/cdrom
mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/cdrom,
missing codepage or other error
In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try
dmesg | tail or so

it says i have the directory, when i try to make it, it already exists. thanks again

Panagiotis_IOA · 02-19-2006, 04:27 PM

I'm sorry but I can't think what is going wrong. Have you checked the syslog - try

I hope that anybody else will be able to help you.

borabora · 02-20-2006, 01:36 AM

bump for noob

Panagiotis_IOA · 02-21-2006, 05:19 AM

Sorry, but what do you mean by this?