the /cdrom is a directory that you will change to to view the content of the cdrom.
for example in you /etc/fstab /dev/hdc /cdrom iso9660 auto,noauto 0 0 here the cdrom will mount on /cdrom directoy so when you cd /cdrom and ls and the program on the cdrom will be there. Rod... > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 1999 3:41 AM > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: cannot mount CD-ROM! - Pls help > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > On Mon, 07 Jun 1999, Will Lowe wrote: > >> But, now during boot, it does not detect the CD-ROM drive and as root I > >> could not mount the drive either. I tried both these commands: > >> > >> % mount /dev/hdc /cdrom (I do have /cdrom as the mount point) > >> or > >> % mount -t iso9660 /dev/hdc /mnt > > > >Try > >mount -t iso9660 /dev/hdc1 /cdrom > > ^ > > > >... you may need to specify which partition to mount. > > CD-ROMS don't have partitions :), so /dev/hdc > > > Will > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > >| [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] > | > >| http://www.cis.udel.edu/~lowe/ | > >| PGP Public Key: http://www.cis.udel.edu/~lowe/index.html#pgpkey > | > >------------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > >| And if you hold on tight to what you think is your thing > | > >| you may find you're missing all the rest ... > | > >| - Dave Matthews, "Best of What's Around" | > >------------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > > > > > >-- > >Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > /dev/null > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: PGPfreeware 5.0i for non-commercial use > MessageID: RMFN2E7rdpPXYuBiEzNtWRnLvPpHjFP9 > > iQCVAwUBN14a0nUAxaESJjTJAQF37AP8D8L7XISODtpG4w7jG2dAaE7v02U4KcND > JpZSdwoMbekl99py0a6Aip8jjHdgWFWBLh8IVhi6AVg9rlIzGjWsw6JFlCwpZMkv > myDic90EVkuSN8U6Qywq2rVxy51I1o4bwCL7K4dDKm+GciCtKwlRdPXJe3cllxdI > KbevQxM1DDU= > =DvG1 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > /dev/null
