Hi there, I'm real new to Debian (Linux also), and I can't get Linux to reconize my CD-ROM as a block device. I try mounting it on the command line by typing in "mount -t iso9660 -r /dev/cd driver /cdrom".
I have a Panasonic type CD-ROM (2x). I've tried using all the drivers that are listed as a cdrom device driver in the /dev but none of them work. The farthest I've gotten was an error message of "mount: The kernel dose not recognize /dev/cd driver as a valid block device. Every cd driver I've tried had a "b" in front of the file permissions on the ls -l (LS -L, only in lowercase) listing. I have successfully mounted a DOS floppy with no problems, but this is stumping me. If I can't get this to work, then I can't install anything of the Debian package besides the basic package (I ordered only two CD-ROMs). I don't even have the man command on my system yet.
What i'm thinking is that somehow the Kernel isn't set for CD-ROM's. I, however, don't know how to check this or even change it.
Your help will be greatly appreaciated,
Ken Fuller
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