Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 14:53:41 -0700 From: Michelle Weeks <tristan11@mindspring.com> To: Paul Tsai <pat2@Lehigh.EDU> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cdrom - device not configured error Message-ID: <37F128A8-71E8-11D7-9E6F-000393843210@mindspring.com> In-Reply-To: <3EA07197.2090809@lehigh.edu>
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paul, thank you for your response. i have tried both mount _cd9660 /dev/acd0c /cdrom as well as mount /cdrom since this is the mount point listed in the fstab for acd0c and i still get the same error. On Friday, April 18, 2003, at 02:43 PM, Paul Tsai wrote: > hey michelle, > > First off for mounting cd's in freebsd I believe you type > mount_cd9660 /dev/acd0c <directory to mount> > > Now to avoid all that typing you can check your fstab file in your > /etc directory > if there is an entry for your device (/dev/acd0c) all you need to do > to nmount it is type > > mount <mount point in fstab> > e.g. mount /cdrom > > Hope this helps > > Paul > > Michelle Weeks wrote: > >> i'm trying to mount /dev/acd0c and i keep getting the error "device >> not configured". the freebsd handbook states that either the drive >> does not think there is a cd in the tray or the machine can't see the >> drive on the bus. i've put the cd in the tray several times, tried >> multiple cds that can be read by another freebsd machine and still >> the error "device not configured". this is a production server and i >> would like to avoid bringing the server down if at all possible. is >> there a way to tell if the machine can see the cdrom drive on the >> bus? or is there something else that could be causing this behavior? >> >> thanks in advance for any help or advice. >> >> -michelle >> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >
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