You need to mkdir /mnt/cdrom first. On Tue, 5 Jan 1999, ktb wrote:
> Hi, I've been hard at work getting nothing done as usual. I have > three things I'm trying to accomplish but lets start with #1 and see if > I can't get this to work. I've been trying to figure out how to use my > cdrom. I have been reading the cdrom HOWTO. This is what I've done so > far: > > crossyourfingers:/home/kent# ln -s /dev/hdd /dev/cdrom > crossyourfingers:/home/kent# chmod 664 /dev/hdd > crossyourfingers:/home/kent# ls -l /dev/hdd > brw-rw-r-- 1 root disk 22, 64 Jul 20 19:45 /dev/hdd > > I can use the commands "cdplay" and "cdeject" just fine as a regular > user. I can listen to a music cd through my headphones. > > I have an "extras" cd with my debian package and I would like to look at > what it contains. I put the cd in, used the command "mount /mnt/cdrom" > and got a message back that said there wasn't anything in the > "/etc/fstab" file (there was another file listed but I forget what it > was) so I followed the directions in the HOWTO. I put the following > line in the file, "/dev/hdd /mnt/cdrom iso9660 user,noauto,ro" > Tried again and got the error "mount: mount point /mnt/cdrom does not > exist" Went back into the file and removed the following line > "/dev/hdd /cdrom iso9660 noauto,nouser,ro 0 0" Tried to mount > again same error "mount: mount point /mnt/cdrom does not exist" > > So that is what I have done. What I would like to do is be able to > listen to music cd's through my speakers. I put a cd in I start it, I > verify it is working through my headphones, I take the headphone jack > out and no sound. When I type an error (like try to backspace when > there is no more space to travel) I get a beep that comes through my > speakers. I don't understand much about sound cards. I don't have one > in a slot. I looked in windows and came up with "Crystal PnP Audio > System" maybe that is my sound card. It seems to me if Linux can use my > speakers in one instance but not another there is a linkage problem? > > I would also like to view what is on a particular cd without having to > install what is on that cd. > thanks, > Kent > > > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > >
