Re: [SuSE Linux] Re: cd-rom install

Hubert Mantel wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> On Fri, Sep 04, Rihmez wrote:
> 
> > I'm having problems with getting my cd-rom to work with yast. I recently
> > changed the installation media to a directory and when I tried changing
> > back to cd-rom it gave me a list of cd-rom drives that i don't have. The
> 
> Well, what kind of CD-ROM DO you have? This info is needed for people to
> be able to help you.
> 
> There are four major groups of CD-ROM drives:
> 
> 1. ATAPI (EIDE) ones. They are connected to the EIDE controller and This worked! Thanks for your help:) 
harry

named
>    /dev/hda to /dev/hdd
> 2. SCSI drives. They are attached to a SCSI adapter and named /dev/scd0
>    or /dev/scd1 (some people prefer the names /dev/sr0 and /dev/sr1)
> 3. Parallel port drives. Starting with 5.3 they are named /dev/pcd0 to
>    /dev/pcd4 (need protocol modules dependant of the manufacturer)
> 4. Proprietary drives (with own interface card). They are called /dev/mcd,
>    /dev/optcd, /dev/sbpcd and so on.
> 
> > closest thing is the creative cd-rom but that wouldn't mount it either.
> > I can still mount the drive outside of yast with mount -t iso9660
> > /dev/cdrom /cdrom. Anyone have a clue?
> 
> This means /dev/cdrom is pointing to the correct device. Just do a
> 
> ls -l /dev/cdrom
> 
> and look where it points to. That is your CD-ROM drive to use.
> 
> > Originally setup configured the drive for yast.
> >
> > TIA,
> > Harry
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>     Hubert Mantel                                                 /\\
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