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[shel <sisaac AT netaxs.com>]

> Linux mounts the filesystems in /etc/fstab *before*
> it runs the startup file (/etc/rc).  Until it does 
> the CDrom insmods in /etc/rc, the CDrom does not exist.
> 
> >  I even put a line just for that in  rc
> > ==========
> > mount -t iso9660 -o ro /dev/hdd /cd/top 
> > insmod cdrom
> > insmod ide-cd
> > insmod isofs
> > ==========
> 
> Here, too, you are trying to mount the CDrom before  the drive exists.  
> First do the insmods;  then do  the mount
> ---------------------------------------
> insmod cdrom
> insmod ide-cd
> insmod isofs
> mount -t iso9660 -o ro /dev/hdd /cd/top 
> ---------------------------------------

Aha, Steven!  Thank you!

Also,  can I get rid of the  swapon  in  rc ?  I thought I saw a message that 
the line in fstab  would suffice.

And  paste in  Sylpheed  doesn't paste - it closes the application.

Thanks, Sheldon