Subject: Re: cdrecorder works /cdrom doesn't
From: Mac Mason (macmasta@ak.net)
Date: Mon May 20 2002 - 22:41:59 AKDT
On Mon, 2002-05-20 at 22:20, Greg Madden wrote:
>
> 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.
Or /dev/scd0
> --
> Greg Madden
> Precision Air Balance, Inc.
> email:pabi@gci.net
> Phone:(907)276-0461 Fax:(907)258-0461
>
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