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RE: PCMCIA CD-ROM -- please help!



On 19-Jul-99 Fu-Dong Chiou wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I guess this is an easy question, but can anyone tell me what device it
> should be to mount a PCMCIA CD-ROM?  Thanks!
> 

On most laptops it is /dev/hdc.  (First ide device, second controller). 
Otherwise, place the pcmcia card into the laptop during boot (with cd and all
attached).  You should see a line that says:

IDE0
IDE1

or hda1 hda2
   hdc ATAPI

dmesg|grep hd will likely help.


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