Subject: Re: Valid Block Device
From: shortpier (shortpier@shortpier.is-a-geek.com)
Date: Sat Feb 22 2003 - 05:51:36 AKST
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On Sat, 2003-02-22 at 23:21, Adam Elkins wrote:
I just installed RH7.3 on a Compaq Armada laptop. It's got swapable dri=
ves,=20
and I only have the cd. Trying to get my wireless working, but I don't =
have a=20
way to put anything on it (No internet conn., and no serial cable)
So I burned the files to cd. When I try to mount it, it tells me /dev/c=
drom is=20
not a valid block device. I'm guessing it might be scsi or something? H=
ow do=20
i fix this?
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Adam
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do a dmesg | less and see if the cdrom is there.. IE /dev/hdb or
/dev/hdc or /dev/hdd
then mount -t iso9660 /dev/hdX (x =3D a, b,c,d) <location> =20
other way you use a symbolic link from /dev/hdX to /dev/cdrom
then mount it
Shortpier
10 mins, Bill Gates, and a baseball bat. Is this to much to ask God?
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