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i recently reinstalled RH9 from the cdrom, so thus my cd-drive does actually function correctly. however, when i put in a music cd, nothing happens. usually i would expect the cd to mount automatically.
when i try to mount it manually...
# mount /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom/
mount: /dev/hdc is not a valid block device
my fstab entry for that device is as follows (one line):
There is nothing wrong with your fstab entry for the device except for the fact there was an error.
/dev/cdrom is a link to the actual cdrom device which in your case should be /dev/hdc. Look at the hardware detection GUI to see what device if any RH thinks it should be.
If you want to create a link to /dev/hdc then:
ln -s /dev/hdc /dev/cdrom
You can change the configuration of cdplay with the actual cdrom device. There should be some kind of configuration button.
i put my fstab back to the /dev/hdc version i listed earlier and opened the gnome cdplayer. i got the following message:
<snip>
/dev/hdc does not appear to point to a valid CD device. This may be because:
a) CD support is not present in your machine
b) You do not have the correct permissions to access the CD drive
c) /dev/hdc is not the CD drive.
This means that the CD player will not be able to run.
</snip>
i made a link to /dev/hdc called /dev/cdrom and configured the player to point to this "new" device instead. i get the same message from the player except it reads
/dev/cdrom does not appear to point to a valid CD device
mcd, i did the chmod you suggested, but no change in gnome cdplayer message. i have a feeling that i have no cd support for this machine, but am not sure how to diagnose that...any hints?
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