Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:27:44 -0400 (EDT) From: Chris Hill <chris@monochrome.org> To: chip <chip@wiegand.org> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: cd drive won't open Message-ID: <20080627212659.N31623@tripel.monochrome.org> In-Reply-To: <48658AF9.70202@wiegand.org> References: <486584C0.3060003@wiegand.org> <48658AF9.70202@wiegand.org>
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On Fri, 27 Jun 2008, chip wrote: > chip wrote: >> Oddly enough, my cd drive will not open. Just yesterday I installed FBSD >> from cd and it was fine. Now it won't open. I haven't used it since >> installing FBSD. >> I've tried umount /cdrom but get an error message >> >> umount: /cdrom: not a file system root directory >> >> Doesn't make any sense. I'm gonna shut down the machine and check the >> cables, just in case it came loose. >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> >> > Well, after reseating the cables for the cd drive, and rebooting > twice, the drive finally opens. During bootup the system recognizes > the drive correctly and assigns it to acd0. But, the orange activity > light stays on continually (not flashing, just steady on) and > everything is running very slow now. It's definately related to the cd > drive, but what do I look for? Maybe the drive is bad? Are you able to try a different drive? -- Chris Hill chris@monochrome.org ** [ Busy Expunging <|> ]
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