Perhaps it helps to give us the complete /etc/fstab, and the output of 'mount' (without options) at different stages, t.i. when cdrom is recognized, and later, when not.
micha Ben Southwood [Tuesday, 25. March 2003 21:44]: >| I am attempting to install debian on my laptop (using woody stable & >| bf2.4). I have included below all of the information I can think of that >| may be relevant: I have booted the laptop using cdrom, initial kernel >| compilaton of kernel runs smoothly, installing from cdrom. after initial >| install of kernel, and first reboot my laptop can no longer find the >| cdrom. this occurs just after debian asks if I wish to run Tasksel & >| Deselect for install of additional packages. I select cdrom as my source >| for packages and on next page debian returns the message that /dev/cdrom >| cannot be found. I have checked fstab and settings appear correct, ie: >| /dev/cdrom /cdrom >| I have checked links to /dev/cdrom and this appears to be correctly linked >| to /dev/hdc. on boot /dev/hdc appears as my cdrom. >| if I run lsmod no modules for the cdrom appear (in redhat it returns >| modules cdrom and ide-cd) if I run modprobe cdrom, no module is found, >| this also happens with modprobe ide-cd. I can install packages via >| internet, however as I have only a dial up connection and low download >| allocation this is not really an option. Both Redhat & Slackware have >| installed without a problem, I really do wish to have debian on my system >| though, as it appears to have the best form of updating available... This >| is all the information I can think of to provide, if any more detail is >| needed let me know what you need & I will attempt to provide it. >| >| Cheers, >| >| Ben. -- micha.