Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1998 09:08:19 -0400 From: "Steve Friedrich" <SteveFriedrich@Hot-Shot.com> To: "angelayu" <angelayu@stlinux.ouhk.edu.hk>, "freebsd" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: cdrom Message-ID: <199809241308.JAA32258@laker.net>
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On Thu, 24 Sep 1998 17:33:19 +0800 (HKT), angelayu wrote: >Thank you. i succeed in setting up ide cdrom >but i still have not understand why it can be set up by this step > > >make file cdrom under / >add entry in /etc/fstab > >/dev/wcd0c /cdrom cd9660 ro,noauto 0 0 > >re-boot the computer > >and mount /cdrom > > >it works now. > >pls explain to me Since I don't know what your level of knowledge is, it is impossible to provide a concise answer. I feel I would be doing you a disservice if I simply gave you the answer outright, rather than point you to good sources of information. That's because, the sooner you start reading the proper documents, the sooner your learning curve turns from dread to fun. So here goes... You need to read about the hierarchical UNIX filesystems and "mount points". These concepts should be covered in UNIX introductory books, such as "Understanding UNIX" "A Conceptual Guide" published by Que (my copy is dated 1983). If you are *really* new to UNIX and computers in general, i.e., your introduction to computers was by IBM/Microsoft/Intel, then you should read an introductory book aimed at users, such as the one mentioned. Another book aimed at users that I found really good are written by a guy named Sobell. I think his first name is Mark. I'll look these books up on http://www.amazon.com/ and put the info at the bottom of the page... If you are going to be the system administrator for a FreeBSD system, then you also need a book describing system admin. There are a plethora of system admin books on the market, but for FreeBSD, the one most applicable, IMHO, is "Unix System Administration Handbook" by Evi Nemeth, Garth Snyder, and Scott Seebass and published by Prentice Hall. My first edition was published in 1989, but they printed a second edition in 1995. In addition to the following books, check the following documents for further suggestions: http://www.ora.com/ O'Reilly publishes some great work http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/bibliography.html FreeBSD suggestions I found the following info on http://www.amazon.com/ Understanding UNIX : a conceptual guide James R. Groff Availability: This title is out of print. Although it is no longer available from the publisher, we'll query our network of used bookstores for you and send an update within one to two weeks. ASIN: 0880220643 A Practical Guide to the Unix System Mark G. Sobell Our Price: $37.95 Availability: This title usually ships within 24 hours. Paperback - 800 pages 3rd edition (October 1994) Addison-Wesley Pub Co; ISBN: 0805375651 Unix System Administration Handbook Evi Nemeth, Garth Snyder, Scott Seebass, Trent R. Hein Our Price: $63.33 Availability: This title usually ships within 24 hours. Paperback - 779 pages 2nd Bk&Cd edition (October 1995) Prentice Hall Press; ISBN: 0131510517 and of course: The Complete Freebsd Greg Lehey Our Price: $69.95 Paperback Book and 4 CD Roms edition (May 1998) Walnut Creek; ISBN: 1571762272 Unix systems measure "uptime" in years, Winblows measures it in minutes. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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