Subject: Re: Trouble mounting CDROM
From: cdowns (cdowns@skillsoft.com)
Date: Thu Aug 10 2000 - 11:53:40 MDT
Bud Freeman wrote:
> I've just installed YDL on B&W G3, and wanted to install other
> packages included on CDROMs bundled with CS 1.2--eventually
> wanting to get MOL running. Alas, when I attempt to open CDROMs
> (even as root) I get the following message
>
> mount fs type iso9660 not supported by kernel
>
> any ideas or help much appreciated
>
> bud freeman
>
> Hollis wrote
>
> > Your kernel should definately support iso9660 unless you're using one you
> > compiled yourself and forgot to include that filesystem.
> >
> > -Hollis
>
> Bud Replied
>
> i didn't compile kernel myself, BUT I used YUP update and a kernel update
> was posted on 7/28/00-- 2.2.17-0.6.1 since this was a new installation, i
> was getting those updates before i tried to install anything else--so i
> actually never tried to read additional CDROMs before this update--maybe
> that's where the problem lies.
you need to make sure that you kernel has iso9660 support. if its YD 1.1-1.2
they both by default had iso9660 support. if this is true check the /etc/fstab
and make sure you see something like this:
/dev/hda5 / ext2 defaults 1 1
/dev/hda1 /boot ext2 defaults 1 2
/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660 noauto,owner,ro 0 0
<----------------------- the line you want to look for.
/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto noauto,owner 0 0
none /proc proc defaults 0 0
none /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0
/dev/hda6 swap swap defaults 0 0
a little messy i know :) this will make sure you can mount the device in the
firt place.
also make sure you have the directory: /mnt/cdrom
you can see the mount point in the fsab but make sure it actually
exists.......
hope this helps.
chris
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