Re: How can I access CD-ROM?

[Hugo van der Kooij <Hugo van der Kooij caiw nl>]

On Tue, 8 Jul 1997 rqy1319 is4 nyu edu wrote:

> Hello! 
> 
> I am a beginner of linux and have a question.  How can I access CD-ROM? I
> got a /mnt/cdrom directory and a link "cdrom" in /dev directory. Also, I
> can find the line "/dev/cdrom  /mnt/cdrom iso9660 noauto,ro 0 0" in
> /etc/fstab.  However, when I accessed the directory, I found no file. I
> just found "./" and "../", when I used ls -a command.  I put a CD-ROM into
> a CD-ROM drive before booting up the system.  Do I have to something to
> access to the CD-ROM?  

Yep. Mount the CD as the CD is not automounted (see the noauto option!).

mount /mnt/cdrom will do.

Hugo.

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