Thank you - problem solved! I have also had an email from Suse tech support saying they will answer my question and add it to the support database tomorrow (OK so you've already solved it, but it's good to know they care!) I've also learned some more about how linux works Thank you Julia Leah Cunningham wrote:
Julia,
What you probably need to do is set the correct sym-links fore /dev/cdrom1 and /dev/cdrom2 from the looks of things.
If you do a "ls -al /dev/cdrom*" you can see what they are linked too. You should have something like this if it is set up correctly:
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 Jul 20 1999 /dev/cdrom1 -> hdc lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 Jul 20 1999 /dev/cdrom2 -> hdd
If you do not have this yet, make the symlinks with these commands:
cd /dev ln -sv hdc cdrom1 ln -sv hdd cdrom2
Then make another mount point for the burner like this:
mkdir /burner
Then change the fstab file so that the line:
/dev/cdrom2 /cdrom auto ro,noauto,user,exec 0 0
Looks like this:
/dev/cdrom2 /burner auto ro,noauto,user,exec 0 0
Let me know if that all makes sense.
Cheers, Leah
Julia Maddocks (julia.maddocks@zoom.co.uk) [010111 08:51]: - > Primary master = hda - Windoze Hard Drive - > Primary slave = hdb - Linux Hard Drive - > Secondary master = hdc - CD reader - > Secondary slave = hdd - CD writer - > - > the fstab is as follows: - > - > /dev/hda1 /windows/C vfat noauto,user 0 0 - > /dev/hda5 /windows/D vfat noauto,user 0 0 - > /dev/hda6 /windows/E vfat noauto,user 0 0 - > /dev/hda7 /windows/F vfat noauto,user 0 0 - > /dev/hdb1 /boot ext2 defaults 1 2 - > /dev/hdb2 swap swap defaults 0 2 - > /dev/hdb3 / ext2 defaults 1 1 - > proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 - > usbdevfs /proc/bus/usb usbdevfs defaults 0 0 - > devpts /dev/pts devpts defaults 0 0 - > /dev/cdrom1 /cdrom auto ro,noauto,user,exec 0 0 - > /dev/cdrom2 /cdrom auto ro,noauto,user,exec 0 0 - > /dev/fd0 /floppy auto noauto,user 0 0 - > - > - > Leah Cunningham wrote: - > > - > > Julia, - > > - > > Could you send a copy of your current fstab file? I can tell you - > > what line to add then. Do you know which controllers both drives - > > are on (eg: Primary master = hda, Primary slave = hdb, Secondary - > > Master = hdc, etc.) - > > - > > Leah - > > - > > - > Hi - > > - > - > > - > Yeah, I am a newbie, but I know a little bit - > > - > - > > - > yeah I know a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, seeing as after - > > - > trying to use YAST to configure the second CD drive now I can't mount - > > - > either. ho hum. - > > - > - > > - > dmesg tells me that linux correctly identifies my CD drives - > > - > - > > - > but /etc/fstab/ only has one listed as cdrom - > > - > - > > - > I added a line in stab so it knows I've got cdrom1 and cdrom2 - > > - > - > > - > but when I try and mount them I get the error: - > > - > - > > - > can find /dev/hdc in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab so I guess I need to change - > > - > fstab - > > - > - > > - > any tips on what I need to add to fstab? I'll need the whole line - > > - > please - > > - > - > > - > both CDs are ATAPI, one is a reader and the other a rewriter - > > - > - > > - > ta - > > - > - > > - > Julia - > > - > - > > - > PS I called Suse linux tech support about this but the guy didn't know - > > - > what to do - > > - >