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/dev/cdrom is not a valid block device`



note I'm having the same issue
it says
lrwxrwxrwx for access 1 root root 3 (date) /dev/cdrom -> hdc
I had a harddrive hooked up to the same place previously could this be the reason it isn't mounting?


      * To: debian user <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
    * Subject: Re: cdrom not valid block device?
    * From: dman <dsh8290@rit.edu>
    * Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2001 20:32:38 -0400
* In-Reply-To: <3B96BE87.F90442B1@gtcinternet.com>; from christensen@gtcinternet.com on Wed, Sep 05, 2001 at 08:08:39PM -0400
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On Wed, Sep 05, 2001 at 08:08:39PM -0400, Peter Christensen wrote:
| Thanks for the help in setting up /etc/fstab.  I think I've gotten a
| little farther along.  I added a line to fstab as follows:
|
|   /dev/cdrom /cd iso9660 ro,user,noauto,unhide
|
| Now when I type
|
|   mount /cd
|
| I get the following message:
|
|   mount:  /dev/cdrom is not a valid block device
|
| I wonder if my cdrom drive is not compatible?  I think what I have is
| just a standard drive, IDE.


  * To: debian user <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
    * Subject: Re: cdrom not valid block device?
    * From: dman <dsh8290@rit.edu>
    * Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2001 20:32:38 -0400
* In-Reply-To: <3B96BE87.F90442B1@gtcinternet.com>; from christensen@gtcinternet.com on Wed, Sep 05, 2001 at 08:08:39PM -0400
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On Wed, Sep 05, 2001 at 08:08:39PM -0400, Peter Christensen wrote:
| Thanks for the help in setting up /etc/fstab.  I think I've gotten a
| little farther along.  I added a line to fstab as follows:
|
|   /dev/cdrom /cd iso9660 ro,user,noauto,unhide
|
| Now when I type
|
|   mount /cd
|
| I get the following message:
|
|   mount:  /dev/cdrom is not a valid block device
|
| I wonder if my cdrom drive is not compatible?  I think what I have is
| just a standard drive, IDE.

It should work.  What is /dev/cdrom?  ('ls -l /dev/cdrom')  Where on
the ide buses is it?  What kernel version are you running?

-D



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