Re: [SLE] Why won't 9.3 see my DVD-RAM drive

--- Dave Chapman <linux-lists@ntlworld.com wrote:
Can you mount the drive manually.
No linux:/home/tim # mount /dev/dvdram /media/dvdram mount: /dev/dvdram is not a valid block device
Is /dev/dvdram linked to /dev/hda
(just a guess)
Yes linux:/home/tim # ls -la /dev/dvdram lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 2005-07-19 19:00 /dev/dvdram -> hdc linux:/home/tim # mount /dev/hdc /media/dvdram mount: /dev/hdc is not a valid block device Tim

You do have a disc in the drive you trying to mount? TimSchofield.2231004@bloglines.com wrote:
--- Dave Chapman <linux-lists@ntlworld.com wrote:
Can you mount the drive
manually.
No
linux:/home/tim # mount /dev/dvdram /media/dvdram mount: /dev/dvdram is not a valid block device
Is /dev/dvdram linked to /dev/hda
(just a guess)
Yes
linux:/home/tim # ls -la /dev/dvdram lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 2005-07-19 19:00 /dev/dvdram -> hdc
linux:/home/tim # mount /dev/hdc /media/dvdram mount: /dev/hdc is not a valid block device
Tim
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