Subject: Re: cdrecorder works /cdrom doesn't
From: Greg Madden (pabi@gci.net)
Date: Mon May 20 2002 - 22:20:02 AKDT
On Mon, 2002-05-20 at 21:15, Pat Prout wrote:
>
> I have a newbie question...
> Linux Admin for Dummies isn't helping!
>
> I have an atapi cdrom/cdr/cdrw drive installed using SUSE 8.0 with KDE3
> I can use XCDRoast to write cds(cdrecorder) but when I try to mount or r=
> ead
> a disc(audio or data)(cdrom) I get the following message from a gui laun=
> ch
> .................................................................
> Could not mount device.
> The reported error was:
> /dev/cdrom: Input/output error
> mount: I could not determine the filesystem type, and none was
> specified
> =2E..................................................................
>
> When I try to mount from a terminal I get the following
>
> ...................................................................
> patp@linux:~> mount /dev/cdrom
> /dev/cdrom: Input/output error
> mount: I could not determine the filesystem type, and none was specified
> patp@linux:~> exit
> =2E.....................................................................
>
> also
> =2E......................................................................=
> =2E.....
> =2E............... linux:/etc # mount -t auto /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom
> /dev/cdrom: Input/output error
> mount: you must specify the filesystem type
> =2E......................................................................=
> =2E.....
> =2E................
>
> Following is the content of my /etc/fstab file ............
> =2E......................................................................=
> =2E.....
> =2E............ /dev/hda3 / reiserfs defaults 1 2
> /dev/cdrecorder /media/cdrecorder auto ro,noauto,user,exec 0 0
> /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom auto ro,noauto,user,exec 0 0
> devpts /dev/pts devpts defaults 0 0
> proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
> usbdevfs /proc/bus/usb usbdevfs noauto 0 0
> /dev/hda1 /windows/C vfat noauto,user 0 0
> /dev/hda2 swap swap pri=3D42 0 0
> =2E......................................................................=
> =2E.....
> =2E.................
>
> could it be a reiserfs problem?
> Any ideas or pointers to a fix?
> TIA ..
Unless you have another atapi device (cdrom) installed you need to
mount the cdrecorder to read a cdrom. Check the sym-links in /dev/ for
cdrom & cdrecorder, i.e. 'ls -l /dev/cdrom'. I know Suse 8.0 uses
ide-scsi for the cdrecorder, the sym-link will be to /dev/sr0 or
/dev/sg0.
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