DVD mounting error

[Veron_Le]

Hi,

Now i'm facing the problem that DVD cannot be mounted in HP-UX. the out put of the problem is:

# mount /dev/dsk/c0t0d0 /cdrom
mount: cannot access -specific mount command

Pls help to analyse why I can get this error and how to fix it.

Appreciate all you help,
Veron

[bhavin asokan]

hi,

make sure that /dev/dsk/c0t0d0 is your cdrom drive by ioscan.and check it is showing CLAIMED in the ioscan output.(i feel c0t0d0 will be an internal disk)

#ioscan -fnC disk

regds,

[Veron_Le]

Hi,

everything is good. CLAIMD. device file is c0t0d0....never mounted before.

Thanks
Veron

[bhavin asokan]

hi,

looks like not able to detect the dvd.
can you try with other dvd.

and check the ownership/permission of /sbin/mount , /usr/sbin/mount commands.
and the permission/ownership of /dev/dsk/c0t0d0

on my system

lrwxr-xr-x 1 root sys 11 Jul 1 2004 /usr/sbin/mount -> /sbin/mount

-r-xr-xr-x 1 bin bin 282624 Dec 12 2002 /sbin/mount

brw-r----- 1 bin sys 31 0x001000 Oct 10 2000 /dev/dsk/c0t1d0


post the output.

regds,

[Ravi_8]

Check the permission set for mount under /sbin and /usr/bin

It must be bib:bin under /sbin and root:sys under /usr/bin

[Veron_Le]

Hi,

This is a output as requested:
#ll /usr/sbin/mount

lrwxr-xr-x 1 root sys 11 Jan 27 2004 /usr/sbin/mount -> /sbin/mount

#ll /sbin/mount

-r-xr-xr-x 1 bin bin 775452 Sep 4 2003 /sbin/mount

#ll /dev/dsk/c0t0d0

brw-r----- 1 bin sys 31 0x000000 Jan 27 2004 /dev/dsk/c0t0d0

I think it's normal. Pls advise what can i do.

Appreciate for all your reply,

Veron

[bhavin asokan]

hi,

which server and which os version you are using 11 or 11i

try
/ =>file /sbin/mount
/sbin/mount: PA-RISC1.1 shared executable


on my systems the size of mount is 274432 in 11i and 282624 for 11.00


regds,

[bhavin asokan]

hi,

you can try following.

#nohup /usr/sbin/pfs_mountd &
#nohup /usr/sbin/pfsd &

then if you give ps -aef |grep pfs
it will show four processes.

pfs_mountd
pfs_mountd.rpc
pfsd
pfsd.rpc

you can use pfs_mount & pfs_umount commands

pfs_mount /dev/dsk/c0t0d0 /cdrom
pfs_umount /cdrom

regds,

[Ravi_8]

Hi,

Have you installed recent patch bundle( available in support plus media). If not install the same and try mounting.

[V. Nyga]

Hi,

what does 'which mount' says?

And what happens if you take the whole path?
'/usr/sbin/mount /dev/dsk/c0t0d0 /cdrom'

HTH
Volkmar

[Robert-Jan Goossens]

Hi Veron,

What does diskinfo think of your dvd ?

# diskinfo -v /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0

Regards,
Robert-Jan

[Stephen Keane]

Stupid question I know, but can a CD-ROM drive actually read a DVD? Wouldn't you need a DVD-ROM drive?

[Veron_Le]

Hi,

Ther version is 11.23 running on IA64/Itanium.

pfs_mount just use for mounting the oracle CDs, not for other CDs. Because I tried to mount data CD using pfs_mount but cannot. And I can with oracle CDs and use that oracle CD for installing and doing any thing.

Patch Bundle is a first step when implemeting the system.

Of course it's a DVD drive. What are you thinking here, Stephen?

Hi Nyga, I tried as your direction, but still error.

Appreciate all your advise.
Veron

[Robert-Jan Goossens]

Veron,

Just a quick question, are you using veritas (vxvm) on this server ?

Robert-Jan

[Stephen Keane]

I did say it was a stupid question, but with so many references to CDs and CD-ROMs, it was worth asking

especially as your first post cdrom uses

viz:

# mount /dev/dsk/c0t0d0 /cdrom

[Robert-Jan Goossens]

Check this doc.

http://www5.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docLocale=en_US&docId=200000072293034

Document description: Unable to eject DVD when HP-UX 11.23 OS is running.
Document id: KBRC00014066

Regards,
Robert-Jan

[Veron_Le]

Hi Robert-Jan Goossens,

No Veritas anymore.

Veron

[Robert-Jan Goossens]

Try it anyway.

# touch /etc/vx/reconfig.d/state.d/install-db

# mount /dev/dsk/c0t0d0 /cdrom

Regards,
Robert-Jan

[Stephen Keane]

Can you dd from the DVD-ROM drive?

[V. Nyga]

Hi,

can you check if you have an alias for the mount command?

V.

[Veron_Le]

Hi V. Nyga, How to know if it assign an alias or not and how to fix if it do.

Hi others, because it's a TET here so will response your advice next week when I can be on customer site.

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR,
Thanks and regards
Veron

[V. Nyga]

Hi,

command 'alias' will show you all commands.

For example:
ll ls -l

So if you typ 'll' the command 'ls -l' is executed.

You can look if there's a command 'mount' or you can search a command like 'cdmount' or dvdmount(?).
Maybe you can use this one to mount the dvd.

HTH
V.

[Veron_Le]

Hi,

So we don't use alias...

Veron

[Michael Peddycord_1]

I am encountering the same issue. Was this ever resolved, if so how. I have tried the same steps listed.

Thanks.

Mike

[V. Nyga]

Hi,

seems like Mike got the solution in his own thread:
http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=913729&admit=716493758+1119344538626+28353475

At least it makes sense
V.