Hi, this is tested on Fedora 20 util-linux.i686 2.24.2-1.fc20 @update # mount -t auto /dev/sr0 /media/ mount: /dev/sr0 is write-protected, mounting read-only mount: /dev/sr0: can't read superblock # # dmesg -T [Mon Sep 1 17:35:40 2014] sr 0:0:1:0: [sr0] [Mon Sep 1 17:35:40 2014] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE [Mon Sep 1 17:35:40 2014] sr 0:0:1:0: [sr0] [Mon Sep 1 17:35:40 2014] Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] [Mon Sep 1 17:35:40 2014] sr 0:0:1:0: [sr0] [Mon Sep 1 17:35:40 2014] Add. Sense: Logical block address out of range [Mon Sep 1 17:35:40 2014] sr 0:0:1:0: [sr0] CDB: [Mon Sep 1 17:35:40 2014] Read(10): 28 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 [Mon Sep 1 17:35:40 2014] end_request: I/O error, dev sr0, sector 0 [Mon Sep 1 17:35:40 2014] Buffer I/O error on device sr0, logical block 0 [Mon Sep 1 17:35:40 2014] sr 0:0:1:0: [sr0] [Mon Sep 1 17:35:40 2014] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE ... [Mon Sep 1 17:35:43 2014] sr 0:0:1:0: [sr0] CDB: [Mon Sep 1 17:35:43 2014] Read(10): 28 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 [Mon Sep 1 17:35:43 2014] FAT-fs (sr0): unable to read boot sector # What is the last line about ??? FAT-fs on sr0 ??? # mount -t iso9660 /dev/sr0 /media/ mount: /dev/sr0 is write-protected, mounting read-only mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sr0, missing codepage or helper program, or other error In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try dmesg | tail or so. # # dmesg -T ... [Mon Sep 1 17:55:15 2014] sr 0:0:1:0: [sr0] [Mon Sep 1 17:55:15 2014] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE [Mon Sep 1 17:55:15 2014] sr 0:0:1:0: [sr0] [Mon Sep 1 17:55:15 2014] Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] [Mon Sep 1 17:55:15 2014] sr 0:0:1:0: [sr0] [Mon Sep 1 17:55:15 2014] Add. Sense: Logical block address out of range [Mon Sep 1 17:55:15 2014] sr 0:0:1:0: [sr0] CDB: [Mon Sep 1 17:55:15 2014] Read(10): 28 00 00 00 00 10 00 00 01 00 [Mon Sep 1 17:55:15 2014] blk_update_request: 59 callbacks suppressed [Mon Sep 1 17:55:15 2014] end_request: I/O error, dev sr0, sector 64 [Mon Sep 1 17:55:15 2014] isofs_fill_super: bread failed, dev=sr0, iso_blknum=16, block=16 # I see this problem historically present in many distros. # isoinfo -d -i test.iso CD-ROM is in ISO 9660 format System id: LINUX Volume id: CDROM Volume set id: Publisher id: Data preparer id: Application id: GENISOIMAGE ISO 9660/HFS FILESYSTEM CREATOR (C) 1993 E.YOUNGDALE (C) 1997-2006 J.PEARSON/J.SCHILLING (C) 2006-2007 CDRKIT TEAM Copyright File id: Abstract File id: Bibliographic File id: Volume set size is: 1 Volume set sequence number is: 1 Logical block size is: 2048 Volume size is: 183 Joliet with UCS level 3 found Rock Ridge signatures version 1 found # # isoinfo -l -i test.iso Directory listing of / d--------- 0 0 0 2048 Sep 1 2014 [ 28 02] . d--------- 0 0 0 2048 Sep 1 2014 [ 28 02] .. ---------- 0 0 0 121 Sep 1 2014 [ 31 00] DISK_WAR.TXT;1 ---------- 0 0 0 144 Sep 1 2014 [ 32 00] HDPARM_T.OUT;1 # jb -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe util-linux" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html