How can I mount a CD-ROM on HP-UX 11.0 that was cut for Windows

[Jeffrey L. Cooke]

I want to take a CD-ROM that was created for Windows (Joliet, I assume, but maybe not) and mount it on HP-UX 11.0.

The only options I know of are using "-F cdfs" or mounting as an hfs file system. That does not appear to be cutting it with the application I am trying to install.

Solaris 8, on the other hand, will mount the CD correctly automatically.

Is there some update I can get to allow more options in mount? I saw a parallel thread related to mounting disks from Windows machines using the CIFS client (Samba-based, I assume) -- does that modify mount and allow me to mount "Windows" created CD-ROMs?

Thanks in Advance, Jeff

[Arunvijai_4 · Accepted solution]

Hi Jeff,

You can install Rock ridge extension, take a look at procura's FAQ at,

http://mirrors.develooper.com/hpux/faq.html

Do not use pfs_mount!. Install the Rock-Ridge extension patches instead and never worry about these problems. For HP-UX 11.00 you will need forget all about PFS and install PHKL_26448 (now superceded by PHKL_28060), PHCO_26449, and PHKL_26450 to have HP-UX recognize those file systems automatically on mount! For HP-UX 11.11 (11i) you need PHCO_25841, PHKL_26269, and PHKL_25760 (now superceded by PHKL_32035).

No need thereafter to use -o cdfs to mount anymore, provided you enter the CD drive in /etc/fstab like this:

/dev/cd0 /cdrom cdfs ro,rr,noauto 0 0

-Arun

[Pete Randall]

Jeff,

Check Merijn's page here:

http://mirrors.develooper.com/hpux/faq.html

specifically the "#
My CD-ROM doesn't show what I expect" section.


Pete

[Peter Godron]

Jeffrey,
depending on what is on the CD.

If it is to be used for installs used the above to Merijn's page.

If it is just data, use a PC to ftp the data.

This MAY also work for installs, but I'm not certain about the filename problem.

[Jeffrey L. Cooke]

Yes, since I got it mounted on Solaris 8, I copied the files (pax), compressed/tar'd, ftp'd to HP and unrolled it. The application I installed seemed to "KNOW" that I'd done that and would not allow the install to proceed. I'm checking with the SW vendor to see why it is preventing me from doing that (I know it is a licensing concern), but in the meantime, this has been a thorn in my side for a while and I'd like to get it fixed.

Thanks for all the replies, I will be generously assigning points soon, but I would like to confirm that the patches named fix my problem first.

--thanks again, Jeff