Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2002 16:40:42 -0800 (PST) From: Kevin Greenidge <rootuser2000@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Error when trying to mount cd Message-ID: <20030101004042.14686.qmail@web40511.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <3E122E3D.7000506@rogers.com>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
--- Mike Jeays <mj001@rogers.com> wrote: > Stacey Roberts wrote: > > >On Tue, 2002-12-31 at 21:29, Kevin Greenidge wrote: > > > > > >>--- Stacey Roberts <stacey@vickiandstacey.com> > wrote: > >> > >> > >>>On Tue, 2002-12-31 at 17:28, Kevin Greenidge > wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>>I was trying to mount a Windows XP disk to use > as > >>>> > >>>> > >>>a > >>> > >>> > >>>>test. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>Hi Kevin, > >>> To test what? > >>> > >>>Instead of "Error when tryign to mount cd" as a > >>>subject, don't you think > >>>that the fact that the CD is actually WinXP was > >>>kinda pertinent to the > >>>problem? > >>> > >>>Try previous suggestions with a *normal* data CD, > if > >>>you please. > >>> > >>>Regards, > >>> > >>>Stacey > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>--- Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>On Tue, 31 Dec 2002, Kevin Greenidge wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>>I am running 4.7 and "mount /cdrom" does not > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>work. > >>> > >>> > >>>>>I > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>>have yet to try "mount -t cd9660 /dev/acd0c > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>/cdrom" > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>>and maybe this one will.... > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>"does not work" could be more detailed... Are > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>you > >>> > >>> > >>>>>trying to mount a > >>>>>UDF-formatted CD from a Windows system, or > maybe > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>a > >>> > >>> > >>>>>music CD? > >>>>> > >>>>>-Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>To Unsubscribe: send mail to > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >>> > >>> > >>>>>with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the > body > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>of > >>> > >>> > >>>>>the message > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>To Unsubscribe: send mail to > majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >>>>with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body > >>>> > >>>> > >>>of the message > >>>-- > >>>Stacey Roberts > >>>B.Sc (HONS) Computer Science > >>> > >>>Web: www.vickiandstacey.com > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>I just wanted to mount my Win XP cd since it was > the > >>only one laying about at the time. I'm trying to > setup > >>samba to share the cdrom. When I get home I will > try > >>another cd in the machine to see if it works. > >> > >>I was under the impression that Freebsd would see > any > >>cd since my redhat box see the folders in my win > XP cd > >>fine.... > >> > >> > > > >Hi Kevin, > > I'm pretty sure that you'll be able to mount and > view the content of > >the CD with the command: > > > >mount -t cd9660 /dev/acd0c /cdrom > > > >If not: > > > >mount -t cd9660 /dev/acd0c /mnt/cdrom > > > >Regards, > > > >Stacey > > > > > > > >>To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >>with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body > of the message > >> > >> > To be a bit more complete: > > 1) Make certain you have a directory /cdrom, and > that there is nothing > in it - not even any hidden files. > 2) Make sure you are cd-ed to some other directory. > 3) Execute "mount -t cd9660 /dev/acd0c /cdrom" > > If your /etc/fstab contains a line as follows: > /dev/acd0c /cdrom cd9660 > ro,noauto 0 0 > you can replace the mount command above with > "mount /cdrom" > > If this doesn't work, it could be a bad CD. I > have a CD-RW > that reads just fine on one FreeBSD machine, but > which causes a > Pentium 120 running FreeBSD 4.1 to crash. A > complete crash, > with need for an fsck on its filesystems, and > reproducible. > > > > > I finally got a chance to get in front of my box and "mount /cdrom" worked. I replaced my Win XP cd with my FreeBSD and various other disks and they worked fine. I guess it does make a difference with what type of cd it is because I know the Win XP disk is good. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20030101004042.14686.qmail>