On Fri, 20 Apr 2001, Anthony wrote: > Okay, I've downloaded the PPPoE tar file. > I burned it to a cd and put it in my cdrom drive. > I'm assuming this is the best way? > The problem is I can't find my cdrom drive when I open X windows (I'm not > sure where to look) > and if I try to mount it out of X windows > using > mount -t iso9660 -o ro /dev/hdx /cdrom > I get this error: > "special device /dev/hdx does not exist" > > Any ideas?? >
The "x" is supposed to be in place of a,b,c,d.... If you have a typical setup, your CD-ROM should be the first device on the second IDE controller, so you should have: mount -t iso9660 -r /dev/hdc /cdrom Good luck, Zonker -- Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 43599611 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= "Liberty's too precious a thing to be buried in books... Men should hold it up in front of them every single day of their lives and say: I'm free to think and to speak. My ancestors couldn't, I can, and my children will. Boys ought to grow up remembering that." "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" -- James Stewart
