From: jgm...@gate.cybernex.net (Frank Bobbit) Subject: Problems mounting CD-ROM under Slackware Date: 1997/06/18 Message-ID: <33a75b01.2321479@news.cybernex.net>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 249239205 Organization: Cybernex Inc. Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.hardware Hello everyone. I just recently purchased a copy of QUE's Special Edition USING LINUX, which comes complete with a Red Hat CD (which claims during installation that it doesn't recognize itself as a Red Hat CD, but that's another story), a Slackware CD, and a Caldera Lite CD. I had no problem actually installing the Slackware version, but after booting, when I tried to access the CD-ROM to configure X Windows, the pkgtool subsystem informed me that it could not find the directory /cdrom/slakware, implying that it was not mounted to that mountpoint. When I attempted to do that, Linux informed me that the directory /slakware did not exist. Now, I know this directory is on the CD, because I can see it from Windows 95. Do I have to somehow mount this as a DOS filesystem or something? Any and all replies are appreciated. Joseph G. Mizii
From: "Brian Thurston" <brian_t...@rocketship.com> Subject: Re: Problems mounting CD-ROM under Slackware Date: 1997/06/18 Message-ID: <01bc7bf6$9c03d780$0100007f@bongo.integate.bc.ca>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 249434336 References: <33a75b01.2321479@news.cybernex.net> Organization: Internet Gateway Corporation Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.hardware Hi Frank: You didn't say what version of Slackware you have. You may have to mount the CD player first in the Linux directory /cdrom. First make sure you have a directory called 'cdrom' by going to root 'cd /' and doing a listing 'ls' and look for a directory called '/cdrom'. If it doesn't exist, type in from the root directory (as root - gets confusing doesn't it) 'mkdir cdrom'. Now attempt to mount your CD disc (must be mounted and unmounted everytime you change the cd): 'mount /dev/cdrom /cdrom' If that doesn't work, try: 'mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /cdrom If that doesn't work, try 'mount -t iso9660 /dev/hdb /cdrom' assuming your CD player is your second 'block device' (hard disk, CD drive, etc). If you have two hard discs, the entry will be 'mount -t iso9660 /dev/hdc /cdrom' (unless it is assigned as a slave device on your second IDE controller in which case it will be 'mount -t iso9660 /dev/hdd /cdrom'. The rules are slightly different for each different distribution; as an example RedHat (and most other Linux's) prefer to mount the CD player in '/mnt/cdrom' along with your floppy drive '/mnt/floppy'. Now use 'mc' to have a look at your CD directory and read some docs (midnight commander will unzip - untar your docs for the purpose of viewing them on the screen - very handy). There! Is that confusing enough? It actually all makes perfect sense once you become accustomed to it. You might consider investing a couple more $ in some new CDs available from Cheap Bytes 'www.cheapbytes.com' or Linux System Labs 'www.lsl.com' for the latest distribution of RedHat 4.2, Slackware 3.2 and others available for about $ 2 (not a typo) or TriLinux (3 latest distributions of RedHat, Slackware & Debian) all on 1 CD or about $ 2 (still not a typo). Great O'Rielly books as well (Running Linux - run don't walk and get this one). Hope this has been a help. Frank Bobbit <jgm...@gate.cybernex.net> wrote in article <33a75b01...@news.cybernex.net>... > Hello everyone. > I just recently purchased a copy of QUE's Special Edition USING LINUX, > which comes complete with a Red Hat CD (which claims during > installation that it doesn't recognize itself as a Red Hat CD, but > that's another story), a Slackware CD, and a Caldera Lite CD. > I had no problem actually installing the Slackware version, but after > booting, when I tried to access the CD-ROM to configure X Windows, the > pkgtool subsystem informed me that it could not find the directory > /cdrom/slakware, implying that it was not mounted to that mountpoint. > When I attempted to do that, Linux informed me that the directory > /slakware did not exist. Now, I know this directory is on the CD, > because I can see it from Windows 95. > Do I have to somehow mount this as a DOS filesystem or something? > Any and all replies are appreciated. > Joseph G. Mizii