Jun, I do not have the file with me here at work, but can tell you that it is the default fstab I have not changed a single character!
And the same fstab works with the 2.4.3 kernel taken from MDK 8.0 strange isn't it. I will post my fstab later tonight. Arnab > ---------- > From: Jun Liu[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 5:36 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [expert] MDK 8.1 CD & FLOPPY cannot be mounted > > <<File: message.footer.txt>> > both floppy and cdrom drivers are working great here, > post your /etc/fstab here, let us check if everything is all right, :) > > /Jun > > On Mon, Nov 26, 2001 at 04:54:36PM +0530, Arnab_Ganguly wrote: > :Hi Experts! > : > :I have a question that I would love to have answered, indeed I have spent > :more than 20 hours trying to figure out the answer, but...could not > answer > :it. I had posted to this list earlier, but at that time I had not put in > the > :hard work. > : > :Background: I upgraded from MDK 8.0 to 8.1 a few days ago thinking that > 8.1 > :was going to be very good. Hardware Intel Celeron, Intel 810 board, 128M > :RAM. ATAPI CD-Drive (/dev/hdd), IDE hard disk (/dev/hda). Everything > working > :perfectly on MDK8.0 both with devfsd and without devfsd. > : > :Result : Now with MDK 8.1 in place I cannot mount the floppy or the > CDROM. > :When I try mounting it says /dev/fd0 is not a block device. I was able to > :solve this by appending "nobiospnp" to the kernel boot parameter. > : > :The CDROM IA A VERY DIFFERENT STORY. The system hangs when I try mounting > :the cdrom. To try and solve this problem, I downloaded the latest 2.4.13 > :kernel (from kernel.org) and recompiled with devfsd, installed devfsd, > :downloaded a bootscript for devfsd initialization etc, but the problem > still > :remains the same-- no CDROM! I always get a "drive seek error" for > /dev/hdd > :(my CDROM) while booting either with 2.4.8 or 2.4.13 kernel. > : > :Interestingly CDROM and FLOPPYT work OK with the 2.4.3 kernel + devfsd + > :script if I forcibly install (rpm -ivh --force kernel-2.4.3.mdk)but this > :breaks the tempfs and a couple of other things. > : > :Is there a major bug in MDK 8.1 that prevents users from using the CDROM? > Is > :there a fix that can be simply done? Or is one to forcibly install the > :kernel supplied with MDK 8.0 and then recompile for tempfs support etc. > : > :If anyone can show me some clean way of solving the problem (without this > :forced old kernel install from MDK 8.0 etc)or at least tell me the fixed > :software to download etc. it would be a great help and I would consider > my > :20 hours spent on MDK 8.1 as a gain. My e-mail address is > :[EMAIL PROTECTED] > : > :Thanks, > :Arnab > : > : > :************************************************************************* > *** > :********************** > :This email (including any attachments) is intended for the sole use of > the > :intended recipient/s and may contain material that is CONFIDENTIAL AND > :PRIVATE COMPANY INFORMATION. Any review or reliance by others or copying > or > :distribution or forwarding of any or all of the contents in this message > is > :STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you are not the intended recipient, please > contact > :the sender by email and delete all copies; your cooperation in this > regard > :is appreciated. > :************************************************************************* > *** > :********************** > : > > :Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > :Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > **************************************************************************** ********************** This email (including any attachments) is intended for the sole use of the intended recipient/s and may contain material that is CONFIDENTIAL AND PRIVATE COMPANY INFORMATION. Any review or reliance by others or copying or distribution or forwarding of any or all of the contents in this message is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by email and delete all copies; your cooperation in this regard is appreciated. **************************************************************************** **********************
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