Re: Bug#101526: mount says no medium found in cd-rom
On 2001.06.19 14:12 AJETTENGER@aol.com wrote:
> package: general
>
> When i try to mount my cd-rom i get an error:
>
> $ mount -t iso9660 /dev/hdb /cdrom
> mount: block device /dev/hda is write protected, mounting read only
> mount: No medium found
>
> The computer recognizes my cd-rom drive by giving the following
> line
> in startup:
>
> hdb: TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-5602B, ATAPI CDROM drive
>
> I am running Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 , kernel 2.2.18pre21, libc6
> 2.1.3-13
> and gcc version 2.7.2.3. I have a serial modem, floppy drive, mouse,
> keyboard and a monitor.
>
> <HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>package: general
> <BR>
> <BR> When i try to mount my cd-rom i
> get an error:
> <BR>
> <BR>$ mount -t iso9660 /dev/hdb /cdrom
> <BR>mount: block device /dev/hda is write protected, mounting read only
> <BR>mount: No medium found
> <BR>
> <BR> The computer recognizes my
> cd-rom drive by giving the following line
> <BR>in startup:
> <BR>
> <BR>hdb: TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-5602B, ATAPI CDROM drive
> <BR>
> <BR> I am running Debian GNU/Linux
> 2.2 , kernel 2.2.18pre21, libc6 2.1.3-13
> <BR>and gcc version 2.7.2.3. I have a serial modem, floppy drive,
> mouse,
> <BR>keyboard and a monitor.</FONT></HTML>
If you do not have a cdrom in the drive then that is the problem. If it is
a CD-R or CD-RW disk, and it is not fixated, then it will also give this
problem. The non-fixated thing is not a bug, all OSs seem to do that.
Constantine Evans
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