Re: Can't mount Debian distro CDROM
Tom said:
> I have purchased a full Debian 3.0 distro and am attempting to install
> Debian from a Gentoo installation. After placing Disk 1 into my CD
> read-write drive (TDK Model 32/10/40B) and getting into the base-config
> dialog, I am informed that the CDROM drive has not been detected. Upon
> exiting from base-config I attempt to mount the CDROM drive in a number
> of variations, the principal one of which is: "mount -t iso9660
> /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom" upon which I receive the message "Too many levels
> of symbolic links". Why is this occurring?
try using the real device instead of /dev/cdrom e.g. /dev/hdd or /dev/sdb
or whatever the device is. what kind of controller is the cdrom connected
to? sounds like a driver for your controller was not loaded or was not
available making the drive inaccessable.
nate
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