Re: /dev/cdrom is not a valid block device

[Trevor Hamm <trevor sask trlabs ca>]

On Thu, 2002-02-28 at 14:46, Manuel Camacho wrote:
> Dear friends:
> 
> I just installed RH 7.2 on my Laptop.
> 
> When I issue mount /dev/cdrom, I am getting a "/dev/cdrom is not a valid 
> block device error".
> 
> Any idea how can I fix this?
> 
> TIA,
> 
> -Manuel.
> 
> 
Hi Manuel,

Check the output of 'lsmod' for the cdrom module. If it's not there,
load it with 'modprobe cdrom'. I had the exact same problem right after
a fresh install of RH 7.2, and loading the cdrom module fixed it.

-- 
Trevor Hamm