From owner-freebsd-questions Tue May 28 14:28:55 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id OAA01432 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 28 May 1996 14:28:55 -0700 (PDT) Received: from riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu (riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu [128.223.170.164]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id OAA01427 for ; Tue, 28 May 1996 14:28:50 -0700 (PDT) Received: from LOCALHOST (LOCALHOST [127.0.0.1]) by riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id OAA23728; Tue, 28 May 1996 14:29:43 -0700 Message-Id: <199605282129.OAA23728@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu> X-Authentication-Warning: riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu: Host LOCALHOST didn't use HELO protocol X-Mailer: exmh version 1.6.4 10/10/95 To: mitch@hardware.com cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Newbe & install trouble with IDE CD-ROM In-reply-to: Your message of "Sun, 26 May 1996 18:00:54 PDT." <199605270112.SAA23780@dns2.noc.best.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Tue, 28 May 1996 14:29:42 -0700 From: Doug White Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk -------- I'm going to skip a bunch here... > 'mount -r -t cd9660 /dev/wcd0c /cdrom' > results: "mount: /cdrom: no such file or directory Listen to what your computer is telling you: the directory /cdrom, the mountpoint, doesn't exist. su to root and 'mkdir /cdrom' or mount it on /mnt or other convenient location. > 'mount_cd9660 /dev/wcd0c /cdrom' > results:"mount /dev/cd9660 : no such flile or directory" Ditto here. Since you didn't install from CD it probably neglected to make this directory. > During the boot process I see the message at the end, > "May 26 17:22:40 mitchj mount[77] can't open /var/db/mountdtab" Gr. Make sure that file exists and the permissions are OK. Or check the questions archive or FAQ. I can't remember the solution off the top of my head. > What should I do now? re-install after copying more dirs from CD to MS-dos > slice? Go out and buy a new SCSI CD-Rom? Any suggestions are appreciated. Buying a SCSI CD isn't such a bad idea. But I wouldn't waste money just to get the same error. :-) Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major