On Wed, 10 Sep 1997, Joost_Kooij wrote:
> cd / > mkdir cdrom ; create a mountpoint if it does not yet exist > mount -t iso9660 /dev/hdd /cdrom ; mount the cdrom > cd cdrom ; you'll find the contents here > ls -l Aack! Braino! You have to: cd / before you can unmount the device, or it will say "device or resource busy" and stay mounted. > umount /cdrom ; unmount before you eject the cd > Better still, you can edit /etc/fstab and add an appropriate line to make > life a little easier. Just look at the lines that are already there to > get an idea of what you should add. 'man 5 fstab' is your friend btw. This is what it looks like on my computer: # /etc/fstab: static file system information. # # <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass> [snip] /dev/scd0 /cdrom iso9660 defaults,noauto,user,ro 0 0 > In the options field add `user', so you can mount the device as mortal > user and `noauto' so linux doesn't try to mount a possibly empty cdrom > tray at boot time. As you can notice above, I also forgot to mention the "ro" (readonly) option in my previous posting. > When you have done this, `mount /dcrom` will mount the cdrom. > > `cat /etc/mtab` shows what is mounted now, just like `mount` btw. > Joost -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
