RE: Stumped!! Cdrom not a valid block dev.
We have a winner. Broken CD . I guiess I've been hackin' too hard....
Roderick P. Person aka Roddie Rod
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personrp@ccbh.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: E.L. Meijer (Eric) [SMTP:tgakem@sg10.chem.tue.nl]
> Sent: Thursday, March 18, 1999 4:14 AM
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: Stumped!! Cdrom not a valid block dev.
>
> >
> > My cdrom has worked fine for months - after i figure out it was a
> > goldstar. Now Debian claims it is not a valid block device.
> >
> > On boot, I get the cdrom detected, happy goldstar message. which is
> good.
> > I try to mount it and I get not a valid block dev. I tried to MAKEDEV
> and
> > it seem to compile but still not lucky. I even tried mount cdrom, but of
> > course in /etc/fstab it is /dev/gscd. Any help on this one?
>
> Um, this may be a silly question, but is there a CD in the drive?
> Also, I think you will get such a message if the CD is broken, or
> audio format, so try another one. Also, it sometimes helps to reseat
> the connectors of your cdrom. Does it work in other OS-s?
>
> No offense intended ;)
>
> Eric Meijer
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