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Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2002 18:48:53 -0800 (PST)
From: Edmond Nolan <edmond_nolan@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Can't mount CDROM
To: Scott Corey <scott@bsdprophet.org>
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Hi Scott,

Thanks for that - yes I am truly guilty of not ReadingTFM!

Didn't help me much though, it said:

"This usually means that the CDROM drive thinks that there is no disk in the tray, or that the
drive is not visible on the bus. It can take a couple of seconds for a CDROM drive to realize that
it has been fed, so be patient"

Hmmm, what now? Anyway, it's a bit strange - I just mounted the same CD in question under Linux
(same machine - just different hard disk) no problem, what gives?

As frustrating as it is I WILL NOT GIVE UP! ; ) Maybe use a later version, FreeBSD 4.4 instead of
4.2.

Thanks again,

Eddie


--- Scott Corey <scott@bsdprophet.org> wrote:
> Right from the FAQ:
> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/disks.html#CDROM-NOT-CONFIGURED
> 
> On Sun, Mar 17, 2002 at 05:13:11PM -0800, Edmond Nolan wrote:
> > Hi All,
> > 
> > well, well, FreeBSD is a challenge - that's for sure : )
> > 
> > 2+ years of messing around with Linux has helped me *some*, but
> > I still can't mount my CDROM, not as /cdrom or as /dev/can't_remember_the_device_name
> > I get this error message:
> > 
> > cd9660 device not configured.
> > 
> > The strange thing is I can boot and install FreeBSD from the CD, but
> > once the system's up - no chance of mounting it. Which is a pity coz
> > it means I can't use /stand/sysinstall : (
> > 
> > I had a look at my /etc/fstab, it looks ok to me, i.e. it fits with the
> > stuff in the "The Complete FreeBSD" book.
> > 
> > Do I need to do something special to get it going? Build a kernel or
> > something?
> > 
> > Regards
> > 
> > Eddie
> > 
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