issues mounting cdrom
 

I'm new to Linux here... I've searched through the boards and have seen multiple threads about problems with being unable to mount CD-ROMs, but I haven't been able to get my CD-ROM to mount by following the suggestions offered. I have a 52x Creative CD-ROM, it is connected with a standard cable into the secondary IDE controller, it is identified as device hdc and I only have one CD-ROM.
When I go to a command line and type in 'mount -t iso9660 /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom' I get a return of 'wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/hdc, or too many mounted file systems'
Here is my fstab info

LABEL=/ / ext3 defaults 1 1
LABEL=/boot /boot ext3 defaults 1 2
none /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0
none /proc proc defaults 0 0
none /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0
/dev/hda5 swap swap defaults 0 0
/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660 noauto,owner,kudzu,ro 0 0
/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto noauto,owner,kudzu 0 0

I've done a day of searching on Google and these forums, and I am getting nowhere, so apparently I am overlooking something, or just don't know what I am doing. :p

You might be missing a symlink but before you mess with them try this:
Change the device name in fstab from /dev/cdrom to /dev/hdc and see if that works.It appears you may have some symlinks that are not working.The rest of the cdrom entry in fstab looks OK.
Also be sure the directory /mnt/cdrom was created.
What version of Linux are you using and what desktop,ie.KDE or Gnome?
lynch

Sorry.I just realized you may need help figuring out how to edit fstab.If so,ask. :)
lynch

Actually, I changed my CD preferences to no automatic actions and everything is working properly now. **shrug**

Okey dokey:)
lynch

I am following this message thread and was also experienceing the same problems. I am not able to mount the CD rom. this is a road block to another problem i am having. (I am having problems w/ NVIDIA graphics card and am trying to cp files from cdrom to my hd.) anyway....
I try mnt ./cdrom2
and it says input output error, or something like bread error. I am not at home right now so I cannot give exact details. I am trying to access the cdrom but having no luck.
I installed mandrake 7.2 , I know its arcane, but its all i have and i would rather try to get this installed and struggle through just so that I can learn somehting.
I am wondering how to edit fstab, if thats what I need to do.
I tried to edit it myself but it said I was not authorized to do so, I was in root too. strange.
thanks for any help you can offer.

Joel

Just a follow up. I figured out how to make it all work. I set my Linux hd up as a slave and my Windows ME hd as a master.
copied files from a the master to slave into a FAT23 partition I had created and then was able to cp into a directory i had created.

unfortunately the rpm files that I am trying to install are not working right, but now i have a prcess.