On Mon, 14 Jun 1999, David Brode wrote: : I'm still still trying to get Debian 2.1 to recognize my cdrom so I can : install some apps. I've installed Debian 2.1 and upon startup the kernal : loads my cdrom device driver fine & returns this message: : : mcd=0x320,9: Mitsumi status, type and version: 10 D 2 Double Speed CD ROM : : Which is cool b/c I have a Mitsumi FX001D drive. Then I've been told (in : response to prior questions) to establish a symlink, so I do: : : ln -s /dev/mcd /dev/cdrom : : which returns: : : ln: /dev/cdrom: File exists
... which means it wasn't overwritten. Try ln -fs /dev/mcd /dev/cdrom or rm /dev/cdrom; ln -s /dev/mcd /dev/cdrom Personally, I hate symlinks in /dev - I find it easier to use the actual device name. YMMV. : mount -t iso9660 -r /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom Try mount -t iso9660 -r /dev/mcd /cdrom or any mountpoint you choose. : kernal does detect the drive upon starting. But Step 4, below fails. : Briefly, step 4 is to test if I can read from the drive. I do: : : dd if=/dev/cdrom of=/dev/null bs=2048 : : which returns: : : dd: /dev/cdrom: Operation not supported by device Yeah, cos your /dev/cdrom symlink is still wrong. What happens with dd if=/dev/mcd of=/dev/null bs=2048 ? -- Nathan Norman MidcoNet 410 South Phillips Avenue Sioux Falls, SD mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.midco.net finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] for PGP Key: (0xA33B86E9)
