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.

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.