i am running fedora core 3 and i cannot my mount mycdrom
when i try to mount, this is what happens:
[root@hawk ~]#
[root@hawk ~]# mount -t cdfs /etc/fstab /mnt/cdrom
mount: fs type cdfs not supported by kernel
[root@hawk ~]#

here is my fstab file [/etc/fstab]

# This file is edited by fstab-sync - see 'man fstab-sync' for details
/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 / ext3 defaults 1 1
LABEL=/boot /boot ext3 defaults 1 2
none /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0
none /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0
none /proc proc defaults 0 0
/dev/cdrom /etc/cdrom cdfs defaults 0 0
none /sys sysfs defaults 0 0
/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol01 swap swap defaults 0 0
/dev/hdb /media/cdrom auto pamconsole,fscontext=system_u:object_r:removable_t,ro,exec,noauto,managed 0 0
/dev/hda /media/cdrecorder auto pamconsole,fscontext=system_u:object_r:removable_t,ro,exec,noauto,managed 0 0


note that the following line was added by me

/dev/cdrom /etc/cdrom cdfs defaults 0 0

anyways, thanks in advance

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:newbie:

cdfs is a filesystem for reading audio CDs not data CDs. The standard filesystem type for data CDs is iso9660.

You already have an fstab entry for the cdrom drive. You should be able to mount a data CD like:
mount /media/cdrom
or
mount /dev/cdrom

And it will be mounted to directory /media/cdrom

FYI you should not mount a device within /etc directory.

never mind
i just updated my fstab file
and i get the following in kde

Could not mount device.
The reported error was:
mount: /dev/cdrom is not a block device

and command line sez
[root@hawk ~]# mount -t iso9660 /etc/fstab /mnt/cdrom
mount: /etc/fstab is not a block device (maybe try `-o loop'?)
[root@hawk ~]#

here is my updated fstab

# This file is edited by fstab-sync - see 'man fstab-sync' for details
/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 / ext3 defaults 1 1
LABEL=/boot /boot ext3 defaults 1 2
none /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0
none /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0
none /proc proc defaults 0 0
/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660 defaults 0 0
none /sys sysfs defaults 0 0
/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol01 swap swap defaults 0 0
/dev/hdb /media/cdrom auto pamconsole,fscontext=system_u:object_r:removable_t,ro,exec,noauto,managed 0 0
/dev/hda /media/cdrecorder auto pamconsole,fscontext=system_u:object_r:removable_t,ro,exec,noauto,managed 0 0

what does `ls -l /dev/cdrom` return?

this is what is gives me

[root@hawk ~]# ls -l /dev/cdrom
ls: /dev/cdrom: No such file or directory
[root@hawk ~]#

bump

Your CDROM device is /dev/hdb, your CD writer deviceis /dev/hda

So try
mount /media/cdrom

If you want to mount the drive manually try:
mount -t iso9660 /dev/hdb /media/cdrom

Sorry, I mislead you in my previous post. You do not need the line you added in the fstab file. If some application needs a /dev/cdrom you can add a device by entering the following command (as root).
ln -s /dev/hdb /dev/cdrom

[root@hawk ~]# mount /media/cdrom
mount: No medium found
[root@hawk ~]# mount -t iso9660 /dev/hdb /media/cdrom
mount: No medium found
[root@hawk ~]#




note:
does it make any difference that my hard drive is sda
or that i have an xp dual boot???

[root@hawk ~]# mount -t iso9660 /dev/sdb /media/cdrom
mount: No medium found

also in kde
i have a shortcut to "cdrom/dvd-rom"
when i double click,
it returns

Could not mount device.
The reported error was:
mount: special device /dev/cdrom does not exist

Is there a data CD in the drive? Do you have the CD in the writer instead of the CDROM drive?

I wouldn't of expected a no medium found error.

yes i have a data (game) cd in the drive
it is also a burner / reader drive

post your dmesg

Do you have the CD in the correct drive? Try the other one.

hda is the writer
hdb is just the CDROM drive.