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  • From: mpavicic AT grad.hr (Prof. Mladen Pavicic)
  • To: baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [BL] why can't I find /dev/cdrom
  • Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 15:35:29 +0200


Hi Steven!

> It is an emulator. People use it on Windows
> to run DOS/BSD/Linux programs. It is much
> slower than booting Linux direct.

I've got only BL3 installed on the HDD.

> If you look in /etc/rc (/etc/rc.hd in floppy version),
> you will see:
> -----------------------
> ##_ACTIVATE_CD_DRIVE_##
> insmod cdrom
> insmod ide-cd
> insmod isofs
> -----------------------
> You CDrom drive will not work until you do those
> three insmods.

Thanks. This should work (I hope - will try later on today).

> > and I do not understand what can I see in /etc/rc
>
> Are you using the DOS version or the floppy version?
> In the floppy version the relevant file is /etc/rc.hd

Neither. I installed BL3 on the HDD.

Cheers,

Mladen.





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