Using the DVD rom Installation.

[Yaroki]

Hello,

I would like to know how can I use the DVD rom.

When I insert media it doesn't react/display.

(HP-UX, C-8000, B11.11)

BR,

Yali

[Torsten.]

What do you want to install?

Software or OS?

In case of software you need to mount the media, mounting options may depend on the CD layout format.

[Yaroki]

I would like to install them both.

Iets start with the software.

How can I mount the media?

[Torsten.]

First you need to get the device special file from ioscan, let's say /dev/dsk/c0t0d0.

Then you need a mount point, let's say /cdrom

# mkdir /cdrom

then mount it, e.g.

# mount -F cdfs -o rr /dev/dsk/c0t0d0 /cdrom

then you have the data available in /cdrom.

[Yaroki]

Done.

Now I press the open bottom to open the DVD try but nothing happens and no Green light there as before.

In addition, the cdrom mount point doesn't appear in /etc/fstab.

How can I use the data?

[Yaroki]

Ok, I can see the data now when I accsess the directory.

[Torsten.]

You need to add an entry to fstab (if you want) and you need to unmount the cd-rom drive, then you can open it.

[Yaroki]

I tried to mount the DVD from other HP-UX machine, but could not do it:

In other HP-UX machine:

# mkdir cdrom

# chmod 777 cdrom

# mount ip_address:/cdrom /hostname

Permission denied

I have also tried to enter an entry to /etc/fstab and mount -a but it didn't work.

[Torsten.]

In order to mount a filesystem over the network, the source system need to export the file system first.

Did you do this?

[Yaroki]

By edit /etc/exports ?

/cdrom -anon=0