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Date:      Thu, 20 Nov 1997 10:19:41 -0600 (CST)
From:      "Daniel M. Eischen" <deischen@iworks.InterWorks.org>
To:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, jacques@wired.ctech.ac.za
Subject:   Re: mounting a goddamn cd!!
Message-ID:  <199711201619.KAA17222@iworks.InterWorks.org>

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Nice subject line :-)

> Short and sweet:
>
> dmesg:
> (ahc0:5:0): "PLEXTOR CD-ROM PX-20TS 1.00" type 5 removable SCSI 2
> cd0(ahc0:5:0): CD-ROM can't get the size                           
>
> Q: What does "CD-ROM can't get the size" mean?
>
> $bash#mount -r /dev/cd0c /mnt
> /dev/cd0c on /mnt: Incorrect super block.

You have to specify the filesystem type to be mounted. (man mount).
Use cd9660 for a CD-ROM.

  mount -t cd9660 /dev/cd0c /mnt

Dan Eischen
deischen@iworks.InterWorks.org



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