I have noticed this too, I investigated and found NO /dev/sr0 or /dev/sr1 - makes the link from /dev/cdrom => sr0 a bit hard, glad to see it has been fixed :)
david On Tue, 03 Feb 2004 21:55:38 -0500 Hank <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > alan maxwell wrote: > > > trying to install woody on mac 68k. everything goes well with > > installation until i get to " installing the base system " > > i choose cdrom for location of the files and get a "cdrom failed to > > mount " error. i used the shell to try to mount the cdrom using > > " mount -t iso9660 -o ro /dev/sr0 /cdrom " ( from o'reilly's debian > > linux book ) but that didn't work. i did a google and read the faqs > > but couldn't find anything. > > > > any suggestions ? > > > > thanks. > > > > > > Here's a quote from Christian Steigies' site. > > http://people.debian.org/~cts/debian-m68k/woody/ > > You can download his fixed boot floppies, or just use the fix outlined > > below. > > > > Hank > > > > # /dev/sr[01] (and scd[01]) are missing in the (Amiga, Atari, Mac, > > VME?) installer > > > > This has been fixed in boot-floppies 3.0.24. > > > > Download the fixed rootamiga.bin, rootmac.bin, rootatari.bin, ... and > > use that instead of root.bin. Alternatively you could create the > > missing device files by hand. Switch to the second console (Alt-F2 on > > Amiga), activate the shell (RETURN) and: > > > > cd /dev ; mknod scd0 b 11 0 ; ln -s scd0 sr0 ; mknod scd1 b 11 1 ; ln > > -s scd1 sr1 > > > > Switch back to the installer (Alt-F1 on Amiga) > > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- http://www.qednet.biz - proof that the world is flat
