Fw: [Herefordshire] Installing DVD-CDrom

[Mark Broadbent]

Noel McG. said:
>> I have done the first part and get this result.  I am not sure if I
>> should go any further as this seems to say that it is read only

Sorry to reply again but I thought you were referring to the /etc/fstab
not the mount cmd.  The attachment wasn't there on the list posted
message.
$ mount /mnt/cdrom
mount: block device /dev/hdb is write-protected, mounting read-only

This is perfectly normal, it's basically saying you can't write files to a
CD which is correct.  Also a gave the wrong ls command to issue but I the
output from the mount command indicates you drive is there and working. 
To get the disc out of the drive you'll need to issue:
$ umount /mnt/cdrom

Looking at the Mandrake manual
http://doc.mandrakelinux.com/MandrakeLinux/100/en/Starter.html/advanced.html
under section 16 at 'Managing Removable devices'. This tells you how to
modify removable device options (without all the messing around at the
command line).  I assume your drive appears in the control center and is
set-up.  I would suspect the only thing missing is the icon on the
desktop, can you open a konqueror window and open the CD drive from there?
Thanks
Mark


>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Mark Broadbent" <markb at wetlettuce.com>
>> To: <herlinux at hotmail.com>
>> Cc: <herefordshire at mailman.lug.org.uk>
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 5:18 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Herefordshire] Installing DVD-CDrom
>>
>>
>> > Hi Noel,
>> >
>> > Noel McG. said:
>> > > Do you have to mount the > CD manually or is it automatic?
>> > >
>> > > Dn't know,  mandrake has always found the hardware before and from
>> > > the settings that are in control panel/hardware seem to have done
>> > > so
> again.
>> >
>> > Could you put a cd in the drive and at a terminal window type the
>> following:
>> >
>> > $ mount /mnt/cdrom
>> > $ ls -l
>> >
>> > If the ls command gives some output then the drive and the O/S are
>> > behaving properly.  I looks like the automounter isn't
> working/configured
>> > properly for the drive.  I'll try a long shot (which requires
>> > modifying system files) and say change the following in /etc/fstab:
>> > Change:
>> > /dev/hdb /mnt/cdrom auto
>> > umask=0,user,iocharset=iso8859-15,codepage=850,exec 0 0
>> > To:
>> > none /mnt/cdrom supermount
>> > dev=/dev/hdb,fs=auto,--,umask=0,iocharset=iso8859-15,codepage=850,exec
>> > 0
> 0
>> > [this should be on one line - make sure it doesn't wrap in your
>> > editor]
>> >
>> > And I suspect a handy reboot to sort it out (not required but
>> > something will need restarting and I don't know what!).
>> > Thanks
>> > Mark