Brian Ronk, 2004-Feb-17 14:50 -0500: > First, I installed debian over the network with floppy's, as a result, I > can mount the floppy and it works fine. I was trying the CD-Rom though, > and when I type mount /cdrom, or the equivalent to get it to mount it I > get this: > mount: special device /dev/cdrom does not exist > I can't tell what it says about the drive when it boots, it goes by to > quickly. I should also mention, this is a laptop that can only have > CD-Rom or floppy, one at a time.
The messages you see during boot are put in /var/log/dmesg. View that file to see what the kernel says about the cdrom device at boot. What kernel are you using? > As for the sound, it just doesn't work. It could be that stuff didn't > get installed for it, I'll check that to make sure. If I do have the > drivers and such installed for it, how do I configure it to make sure > it's working correctly? According the this website <http://www.grnet.com/sc/linux/tp760xl/> the Soundblaster modules should work. Try doing a 'modprobe sb' as root or sudo and see if it loads. The try playing a sound. Assuming you're using a stock kernel, that module will be there. jc -- Jeff Coppock Systems Engineer Diggin' Debian Admin and User
