I tried to create a symlink and this is what I got... [root at localhost chris]# mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom mount: special device /dev/cdrom does not exist [root at localhost chris]# ln -s /dev/hdc /dev/cdrom [root at localhost chris]# mount /dev/cdrom mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/cdrom, or too many mounted file systems [root at localhost chris]# mount /mnt/cdrom mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/cdrom, or too many mounted file systems Any other ideas? Thanks! Chris >From: "Loren H. Burlingame" <loren at lorenburlingame.com> >Reply-To: TCLUG Mailing List <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> >To: TCLUG Mailing List <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> >Subject: Re: [TCLUG] CDrom problems >Date: Fri, 04 Jun 2004 01:31:38 -0500 > >Sam MacDonald wrote: > >>When you mount a volume what ever it may be, it may need to be fully >>notated. >> >>mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom >> >>Now it might not be called /dev/cdrom it might be somethine else. >>/dev/cdrom is the usual name for the cdrom device. >> >>When you first logged in to your Fedora box you may have logged in as >>"root". "root" is all powerful, you >>should have created an account to use every day. You need to permission >>that every day account to use the >>devices. >> >>Sam. > >I have a feeling that he is just missing the symlink to /dev/hdc or >whatever his cdrom device actually is. > >ln -s /dev/hdx /dev/cdrom > >or in the case of devfs: > >ln -s /dev/cdroms/cdromx /dev/cdrom > >(where x is the letter or number of your cdrom drive) > >LB > >_______________________________________________ >TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org >Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery >tclug-list at mn-linux.org >https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list _________________________________________________________________ MSN Toolbar provides one-click access to Hotmail from any Web page – FREE download! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200413ave/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list