Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2004 23:36:44 -0500 From: Jason Dusek <jason-dusek@uiowa.edu> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Can't Mount Optical Drive Message-ID: <40F2155C.2070706@uiowa.edu> In-Reply-To: <20040711232932.11cbf372@localhost> References: <40F026E2.8000000@uiowa.edu> <20040710174109.GB7692@hardesty.saintaardvarkthecarpeted.com> <40F05FD7.3000404@uiowa.edu> <20040711232932.11cbf372@localhost>
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It turns out that I can mount data CDs - but I was trying to mount an unburned CD. So I guess it's ironed out. The next thing in line - burning CDs - is not likely to come up for another day or two. - Jason epilogue wrote: > On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 16:29:59 -0500 > Jason Dusek <jason-dusek@uiowa.edu> wrote: > > >>Hi Again, >> >>In that there must be something else wrong, because after trying a few >>permutations I was unable to get the drive on my D600 to work: >> >> 1 root # mount_cd9660 /dev/acd0 /cdrom >> mount_cd9660: /dev/acd0: Input/output error >> >> 2 root # mount_cd9660 /dev/acd0c /cdrom >> mount_cd9660: /dev/acd0c: No such file or directory >> >> 3 root # mount_cd9660 /dev/cd0c /cdrom >> mount_cd9660: /dev/cd0c: No such file or directory >> >> 4 root # mount_cd9660 /dev/cd0 /cdrom >> mount_cd9660: /dev/cd0: No such file or directory >> >>Do I need to create some directories for this to work? How will my >>computer know what directories to attach the drive to? > > > hello jason, > > if you're trying to mount a 'blank' cd, i do not believe that it will work, > because there is no 'filesystem' to mount. please note that the same is > true of music cds. they have no 'filesystem' in the unix sense and cannot > be mounted. both, however, can be manipulated by programs (ex. disc > burners or music players/rippers). > > if you're doing something other than what i suggest above and are still not > able to mount your 'filesystem' disc, please let us know what type of disc > it is and what is on it. > > hope that this helps. > > epi > > > >>- Jason >> >>Saint Aardvark the Carpeted wrote: >> >> >>>Jason Dusek disturbed my sleep to write: >>> >>> >>> >>>>5 # mount /dev/acd0 /cdrom >>>>mount: /dev/acd0: Input/output error >>>> >>>> >>> >>>You may want to try: >>> >>> mount -t cd9660 /dev/acd0c /cdrom >>> >>>or its equivalent: >>> >>> mount_cd9660 /dev/acd0c /cdrom >>> >>>Also, if you're trying to mount a DVD instead of a CD, you may need to >>>try: >>> >>> mount_cd9660 /dev/cd0c /cdrom >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>I have some another disk mounting question, too. Sometimes when I try >>> >>>to >mount the CD drive I get an error that goes something like: >>> >>>>Incorrect super block >>>> >>>>What does this error mean? What does it mean in reference to a hard >>>>drive? What does it mean in reference to a CD drive? >>>> >>>> >>> >>>The superblock is a chunk of disk that has housekeeping information >>>like the amount of free space, where to find free inodes, and so on. >>> >>>The error can mean pretty much the same things no matter what the >>>medium. It might mean that you've specified the wrong filesystem -- >>>"mount" (which defaults to FreeBSD's UFS filesystem) instead of "mount >>>-t cd9660", say. It might also mean that the the filesystem hasn't been >>>formatted yet, or (if a CD) that you've burned a coaster. Or, it might >>>mean that you are about to be very grateful for your carefully-followed >>>backup plan. :-) >>> >>> >>> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>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" >>
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