how to mount a cd

linusunis · 06-15-2008, 09:19 AM

hi i am using fedora core 6
can anybody tell me how to mount anything a partition , a directory,
a file , a CD drive , a USB flash drive etc
& what is exactly meant by mounting & what all things can be mounted

Nylex · 06-15-2008, 09:20 AM

Read the man page for mount. You don't mount files or directories, just filesystems (e.g. those found on partitions).

pixellany · 06-15-2008, 09:58 AM

What helps me is to think of "mount" as "connect".

You connect a partition (containing a filessystem) to a node on the directory tree.

gogulux · 06-15-2008, 02:48 PM

mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt/disc

/dev/sdb1 - is location where is my flash drive
/mnt/disc - is directory where I mount it

you must mount as root

Nylex · 06-15-2008, 03:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gogulux

mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt/disc

/dev/sdb1 - is location where is my flash drive
/mnt/disc - is directory where I mount it

you must mount as root

One should note that USB sticks aren't always going to be called /dev/sdb (even on the same machine, which is really why you should use udev). Also, it is possible to mount devices as a regular user. You'll need an fstab entry for your device along with "user" (or "users") in the options column in order to be able to do this.

lazlow · 06-15-2008, 05:55 PM

You are aware that FC6 is well beyond EOL(end of life) and that there have not been(and will not be) any updates for about six months?