Subject: Re: Valid Block Device.
From: Adam Elkins (LinuxRobot@yahoo.com)
Date: Fri Feb 15 2002 - 00:32:35 AKST
I used this to fix this probelm:
insmod /lib/modules/2.4.7-10/kernel/drivers/cdrom/cdrom.o
Once I did it, it said that /dev/cdrom alreay existed, but it if it anyhow. I
never got to checking the fstab and what not. Thanks anyway.
Adam.
On Friday 15 February 2002 12:03 am, Jim Gribbin wrote:
> Adam,
>
> What does 'ls -l /dev/cdrom*' show?
>
> It should show a softlink to 'hdc' or whatever your CDROM is:
>
> /dev/cdrom -> /dev/hdc
>
> And what's in your '/etc/fstab' file?
>
> Your fstab should have a line similar to:
>
> /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660 noauto,owner,kudzu,ro 0 0
>
>
> We ran into something on that box Neil Moomey was showing off a couple
> of weeks ago where the CDROM was detected as an ide-cd during the
> install but linux insisted on talking to it using ide-scsi afterward, or
> vice-versa, or something like that. I remember even James Gibson was
> having a hard time with it. Maybe if Neil's paying attention to the list
> he'll tell how it was finally resolved.
>
> Jim Gribbin
>
> On Thu, 2002-02-14 at 16:21, Adam Elkins wrote:
> > Ok, Can't mount CDROM, say "Not a Valid Block Device".
> > Everywhere I look, the cdrom is listed as a block device....
> > My questions are;
> > What is a block device?
> > How do I fix this?
> >
> > (Red Hat 7.2)
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Adam
> >
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