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11-18-2004 03:48 PM
11-18-2004 03:48 PM
[root@Linux9 root]# mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
mount: special device /dev/cdrom does not exist
[root@Linux9 root]# ls -l /dev/cd*
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 15, 0 Jan 30 2003 /dev/cdu31a
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 24, 0 Jan 30 2003 /dev/cdu535
Plz Help. whats wrong why i received the "mount: special device /dev/cdrom does not exist" error
message
Thanks to All
Regards
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11-18-2004 04:07 PM
11-18-2004 04:07 PM
SolutionFind out which device node your CDROM is connected too (see /var/log/dmesg for details), and create the appropraite symbolic link (ln -sf /dev/
If you areu sing the 'ide-scsi' module(lsmod), and are using the appropraite boot-loader options, then it gets a little more complicated.
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11-18-2004 04:39 PM
11-18-2004 04:39 PM
Re: special device /dev/cdrom does not exist -- plz help
# dmesg |grep -i cd
or
# dmesg |grep -i rom
for example,
linux:/dev # dmesg |grep -i rom
hda: CDU5211, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
hda: ATAPI 52X CD-ROM drive, 120kB Cache
Uniform CD-ROM driver Revision: 3.12
cdrom: open failed.
then, you may make a sybolic like to the cdrom device file as follows:
# ln -s /dev/hda /dev/cdrom
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11-18-2004 07:09 PM
11-18-2004 07:09 PM
Re: special device /dev/cdrom does not exist -- plz help
you can use it:
linux IDE map:
Primary/Master = /dev/hda
Primary/Slave = /dev/hdb
Secondary/Master = /dev/hdc
Secondary/Slave = /dev/hdd
/dev/cdrom is just link
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11-18-2004 08:19 PM
11-18-2004 08:19 PM
Re: special device /dev/cdrom does not exist -- plz help
/dev/cdrom is usually linked to /dev/hdc so let try mount /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom, it should be ok.
After that create cdrom link to hdc or edit /etc/fstab and type right device file there:
/dev/hdc/ /mnt/cdrom
br Jan
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11-19-2004 03:50 PM
11-19-2004 03:50 PM
Re: special device /dev/cdrom does not exist -- plz help
Many Thanks Stuart ... u replied my first ... and my prblm was solved after reading ur post.
Many Thanks twang, Ivajlo Yanakiev, and Jan Sladky for help and explanations
Once Again, Thanks A Million to All.
Regards
Maaz
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