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  • From: shel <sisaac AT netaxs.com>
  • To: baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [BL] mounting CD drive
  • Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 17:35:15 +0000

> 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




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