Re: cdrom no a valid block device

["C. Aufrere" <cga9999 yahoo com>]

what does 'ls -al  /dev/hdd' output? And what about
'ls -al /dev/cdrom'. And what does the /etc/fstab
entry for 'hdd' look like?

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root wrote:

> I installed new RH7.2 and after that cdrom doesn't work
> Reply was "not a valid block device".
>
> I try to use mount -tiso9660 /dev/hdd /dev/cdrom
> and
>              mount -tiso9660 /dev/hdd /mnt/cdrom
> and some variation without any success.
> It was only test install.
>
> After that I upgrade my older redhat RH7.0
> with this new RH7.2
>
> Firsth I try mount cdrom.
> It doesn't work the reply was same.
> Next I boot system with older kernell 2.4.1a
> and cdrom works again.
>
> It seems to that there is something wrong with that new kernell (2.4.7-10)
>
> Ps. Something good.
> Firsth time I got my sound card to working with this RH7.2
> It is integrated to motherboard apollo via mvp4.
> And managed install kylix_open and working.
>
> Orvo Leinonen
> orvo leinonen operafin fi
>
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