Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 14:12:10 -0600 From: GB Clark <gclarkii@vsservices.com> To: Edmond Nolan <edmond_nolan@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Can't mount CDROM Message-ID: <20020318141210.2e8184a0.gclarkii@vsservices.com> In-Reply-To: <20020318011311.86709.qmail@web20004.mail.yahoo.com> References: <200203160310.g2G3A0c07421@freefall.freebsd.org> <20020318011311.86709.qmail@web20004.mail.yahoo.com>
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On Sun, 17 Mar 2002 17:13:11 -0800 (PST)
Edmond Nolan <edmond_nolan@yahoo.com> 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
>
> =====
> --
>
> consume - be silent - die
>
Hi,
Can we see a dmesg from the machine? Does the machine detect the CDROM when
it boots?
This would be the place to start.
GB
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