Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 16:40:54 +0200 From: Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za> To: Wayne Willcox <wayne@reliant.pmr.com> Cc: "Thomas G. Cleghorn" <tommygun@uunet.co.za>, stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: How to mount a CD.........in 250 easy steps Message-ID: <199908251440.QAA91412@gratis.grondar.za>
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You guys are all missing the point of Thomas' mail here! He knows how to do it, and eventually found out on his own; his point is that it was a _helluva_ lot less obvious than it should have been. The question at the end, is (paraphrased) "Where is the documentation for us newbies whe dont know that the CDROM is /dev/wcd0c??". M > It is easy, here it is for a scsi drive. You will have to use > your own device name though. > > /dev/cd0a /cdrom cd9660 ro,noauto 0 0 > > On Wed, Aug 25, 1999 at 04:20:01PM +0200, Thomas G. Cleghorn wrote: > > Hi there, > > Im a relative newbie. I installed BSD 3.2 with no problems from > > the 4 volume CD set. I then decided Id like to look through the CD myself > > and try to mount it, how...... > > I found the syntax (man mount etc)and wanted to mount it on /cdrom but was > > unsure of 'special'. Anyway, grep`d FAQs and Handbook in vain for any > > answers. In the end I ran /stand/sysinstall, changed to a different > > console did a df and found what I was looking for /dev/wcd0c (I think). > > wcd0c does not appear in my dmesg, where was I meant to find the info? > > For a newbie should not getting a cd to work be relatively easy or at > > least documented in the handbook or FAQs? > > > > Thomas Cleghorn<---Not too pathetic sounding I hope. > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message > > -- > Slowly and surely the unix crept up on the Nintendo user ... > Wayne Willcox I will not eat green eggs and ham > wayne@reliant.pmr.com I will not eat them Sam I Am!! > A wise person makes his own decisions, a weak one obeys public opinion. > -- Chinese proverb > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message -- Mark Murray Join the anti-SPAM movement: http://www.cauce.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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