How do I mount a DVD?

[Millicent Howze-Simmons]

I am working with a rp4400 OS 11.11.
I currently have a entry in /etc/fstab for /cdrom. But what I am confuse about is mounting a DVD on the same device. Can I do this or do I have to create a seperate in fstab entry for DVD?

[Pete Randall]

No, you don't need a separate entry for the DVD. It gets treated just the same as the CD.


Pete

[Berd]

Millicent,

What device file is the entry in /etc/fstab related to ? It doesn't really matter what the mount point is called so long as you have the correct device file.

Do a ioscan -fnkCdisk. Identify your DVD drive, and then mount.

E.g.

ioscan -fnkCdisk|grep DVD

disk 2 0/0/11/0/0.1.0 sdisk CLAIMED DEVICE HP DVD-ROM 3
05
/dev/dsk/c1t1d0 /dev/rdsk/c1t1d0

mount /dev/dsk/c1t1d0 /my_mountpoint

HTH

Berd

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi:

Insert the DVD in a DVD capable drive and mount it just as you would a CD. There is no need to edit '/etc/fstab'. Supply the mount options as necessary at the command line.

Regards!

...JRF...

[Steven E. Protter · Accepted solution]

Shalom,

You might need special mount options for different formats of cd/dvd.

For example rock ridge from oracle.

/usr/sbin/mount -F cdfs -e -o ro,rr /dev/dsk/c3t2d0 /cdrom


Change the device to match the one you already have in /etc/fstab

SEP

[Geoff Wild]

I wouldn't have /cdrom in fstab file - not needed at all.

To make things simple, I usually create a symbolic link from /dev/dvdrom to the actual device file - that way it is easier to mount it (well easier to remember)..

mount /dev/dvdrom /dvdrom

Rgds...Geoff

[Millicent Howze-Simmons]

Thank you everybody... I am going to use IGNITE to create a backup to DVD.

What I realize, you can not mount a blamk DVD or CD.

[Millicent Howze-Simmons]

Thank you everybody... I am going to use IGNITE to create a backup to DVD.

What I realize, you can not mount a blank DVD or CD.

[Peter Nikitka]

Hi,

I want to note, that a DVD mounted with options
cdfs,cdcase,ro

(NO rr!) shows best results for me.

mfG Peter

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=952464

SEP

[Dennis Handly]

>Geoff: I wouldn't have /cdrom in fstab file - not needed at all.

While not needed, it makes it even simpler than what you have. By having it there, you don't have to have any options to your mount command:
/dev/dsk/c2t2d0 /cdrom cdfs ro,nosuid,cdcase,noauto 0 0

The noauto says to not mount it on a boot. And then you just mount it as:
# mount /cdrom