Re: Can't mount cdrom

[Thomas Dodd <ted cypress com>]

Jared L. Black wrote:
> On Mon, 2003-12-22 at 10:56, Rick Stevens wrote:
>
> > Jared L. Black wrote:
> >
> > > If I do a mount /mnt/cdrom command (as root) I get the error: 
> > >
> > > mount: mount point /mnt/cdrom does not exist

The mount point, /mnt/cdrom is missing. create that as a directory.

> > > Also, when I boot up, I get the line
> > >
> > > updating /etc/fstab cannot stat /dev/cdrom: no such file or directory
> > > [failed]

kudzu is trying to make sure /dev/cdrom points to you cd and the entry 
in /etc/fstab is correct.

> > > I edited the fstab file and put the correct cdrom line back, but that
> > > didn't help.
> > >
> > > The line is (some spaces deleted to fit on one line in this message)
> > >
> > > /dev/cdrom     /mnt/cdrom  iso9660 noauto,owner,kudzu,ro 0 0

If it says kudzu, the at boot, kudzu will ckect that the cdrom still 
exits and delete the line if it doesn't. since /dev/cdrom is not a valid 
device (or a link to a valid device) kudzu thinks the cd had been 
removed and deletes the line in fstab (it's supposed to).

I think kudzu also manages the mount point, /mnt/cdrom, for you. So if 
it removes the fstab entry, it deletes the mount point (it thinks it's 
no longer needed).

It appears kudzu doesn't handle the /dev/cdrom link though.

FWIW, i don't klet kudzu manage moint points. It doesn't handle 
removable devices well, so my USB CDRW, and my CF reader (PCMCIA) keept 
getting messed up. I just told kudzu to ignore them, and setup my own 
mount points :)

	-Thomas