It sounds like it's complaining that /mnt/cdrom is not a directory. It should be. Does "ls -ld /mnt/cdrom" show something like drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 20 11:45 /mnt/cdrom where the "d" at the beginning means it's a directory. Steven Yellin On Sun, 17 Dec 2006, JohnH wrote: > It informed me that > > mount: Not a directory > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steven J. Yellin" <yellin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "Discussion of Red Hat Linux 9 (Shrike)" <shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 10:15 PM > Subject: Re: CD-ROM Not Working > > > > You didn't give a mount command. You're probably used to > > having the computer do it automatically when you load the CDROM. > > Apparently you are not setup so that you have to do it yourself > > with > > > > mount /mnt/cdrom > > > > If that works, "df" should show that the cd is mounted, and > > its contents should be visible after you then do > > > > cd /mnt/cdrom > > > > Steven Yellin > > > > On Sun, 17 Dec 2006, JohnH wrote: > > > >> Check all as follows: > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Steven J. Yellin" <yellin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> To: "Discussion of Red Hat Linux 9 (Shrike)" <shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > >> Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 9:38 PM > >> Subject: Re: CD-ROM Not Working > >> > >> > >> > Please give more information. What instruction, if any, did you > >> > give > >> > to mount it? > >> > >> cd /mnt/cdrom > >> > >> > >> > Did the mount succeed without complaint? > >> > >> Yes > >> > >> > Where did you then look for data? > >> > >> ls and dir > >> > >> > Does fstab have a line in it refering to a cdrom, such as > >> > /dev/cdrom > >> > /mnt/cdrom udf,iso9660 noauto,owner,kudzu,ro 0 0 > >> > >> Yes, /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom udf,iso9660 > >> noauto,owner,kudzu,ro 0 > >> 0 > >> > >> > > >> > If so, to what does your /dev/cdrom symbolically link? For example, > >> > ls -l /dev/cdrom might show a line including "/dev/cdrom -> /dev/hdd", > >> > >> lrwxrwxrwx 1root root 8 Dec 16 15:04 /dev/cdrom -> /dev > >> /hdc > >> > >> > in which case you might be able to see that it really is a CD by > >> > "cat /proc/ide/hdd/media" showing "cdrom". > >> > >> cat /proc/ide/hdc/media > >> > >> cdrom > >> > >> > >> I am not going to concern myself with the floppy just yet. I figure I can > >> fix that with the same DISTRUCTIONS as for the CD. > >> > >> > > >> > Steven Yellin > >> > > >> > On Sun, 17 Dec 2006, JohnH wrote: > >> > > >> >> I had to reinstall RH9 because of my own stupidity (don't ask). > >> >> Now I can't see anything on my CD's. > >> >> I can put in an audio CD and it will play but I can't see data on the > >> >> RH9 > >> >> install CD's. > >> >> > >> >> What am I doing wrong? > >> >> > >> >> JohnH > >> >> pctech@xxxxxxx > >> > >> -- > >> Shrike-list mailing list > >> Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list > >> > > > > -- > > Shrike-list mailing list > > Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.15.23/591 - Release Date: > > 12/17/2006 3:17 PM > > > > > > -- > Shrike-list mailing list > Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list > -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
