Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 10:31:26 -0400 From: "Sean O'Connell" <sean@stat.Duke.EDU> To: "Thomas G. Cleghorn" <tommygun@uunet.co.za> Cc: FreeBSD stable <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: How to mount a CD.........in 250 easy steps Message-ID: <19990825103126.D28256@stat.Duke.EDU> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990825160831.16546f-100000@argonaut.ops.iafrica.com>; from Thomas G. Cleghorn on Wed, Aug 25, 1999 at 04:20:01PM %2B0200 References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990825160831.16546f-100000@argonaut.ops.iafrica.com>
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On 1999 Aug 25, Thomas G. Cleghorn (aka tommygun@uunet.co.za) wrote:
> Hi there,
> Im a relative newbie. I installed BSD 3.2 with no problems from
> the 4 volume CD set. I then decided Id like to look through the CD myself
> and try to mount it, how......
> I found the syntax (man mount etc)and wanted to mount it on /cdrom but was
> unsure of 'special'. Anyway, grep`d FAQs and Handbook in vain for any
> answers. In the end I ran /stand/sysinstall, changed to a different
> console did a df and found what I was looking for /dev/wcd0c (I think).
> wcd0c does not appear in my dmesg, where was I meant to find the info?
> For a newbie should not getting a cd to work be relatively easy or at
> least documented in the handbook or FAQs?
It sounds like you have an atapi cdrom. So you'll want to add
/dev/wcd0c /cdrom cd9660 ro,noauto 0 0
to /etc/fstab.
To actually mount the puppy, you'll need to, as root, type:
mount /cdrom
(or use sudo to do it as a user with root privilege ... nice tool)
or use amd to "automount" your cdrom:
Here is what I use...
/etc/rc.conf:
amd_enable="YES" # Run amd service with $amd_flags (or NO).
amd_flags="-l syslog /a /etc/amd.conf"
/etc/amd.conf
#
# automount the cdrom ?
#
cdrom type:=program;dev:=/dev/acd0c;fs:=/cdrom;\
mount:="/sbin/mount mount -t cd9660 -o nosuid ${dev} /cdrom";\
unmount:="/sbin/umount umount ${dev}"
then all I have to do is type (as me):
ls /a/cdrom
this will mount the cdrom on /cdrom (and /a/cdrom) for the default
inactivity time, to eject it beforehand:
amq -u /a/cdrom
to unmount, then you should be able to open the tray.
Hope this helps,
S
PS. Does any one on the list have a cleaner way of doing this?
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