Does the required device exist? man MAKEDEV cd dev; ./MAKEDEV [ -n ] [ -v ] update
shock wrote: > > * David Gardi ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) spake thusly: > > shock wrote: > > > > >I've recently trashed a RH6.2 machine in favor of Debian Woody. > > >This is an all SCSI machine, with a Plextor CD-RW. When I mount any CD, > > >I get the following: > > > > > ># mount /cdrom > > >mount: /dev/cdrom is not a block device > > > > > Try linking /dev/cdrom /dev/scd0 > > Here you go: > > rm -f /dev/cdrom ; ln -s /dev/scd0 /dev/cdrom > > same effect. /dev/cdrom is not a block device -- Best Regards, mds mds resource 888.250.3987 Dare to fix things before they break . . . Our capacity for understanding is inversely proportional to how much we think we know. The more I know, the more I know I don't know . . .