Can't Mount Optical Drive

[epilogue]

On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 23:36:44 -0500
Jason Dusek <jason-dusek at uiowa.edu> wrote:

> It turns out that I can mount data CDs - but I was trying to mount an
> unburned CD. So I guess it's ironed out. The next thing in line - burning
> CDs - is not likely to come up for another day or two.

as you certainly won't be the first person to ask about cd-burning, the 
archives will probably already contain the answers to any of the questions
you are likely to have.  be sure to check them out.  they are kept on hand
for several reasons, not the least of which is the invaluable resource they
provide for researching and solving problems, both esoteric and common.  :)

 
> - Jason
> 
> epilogue wrote:
> > On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 16:29:59 -0500
> > Jason Dusek <jason-dusek at uiowa.edu> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >>Hi Again,
> >>
> >>In that there must be something else wrong, because after trying a few 
> >>permutations I was unable to get the drive on my D600 to work:
> >>
> >>  1 root # mount_cd9660 /dev/acd0 /cdrom
> >>  mount_cd9660: /dev/acd0: Input/output error
> >>
> >>  2 root # mount_cd9660 /dev/acd0c /cdrom
> >>  mount_cd9660: /dev/acd0c: No such file or directory
> >>
> >>  3 root # mount_cd9660 /dev/cd0c /cdrom
> >>  mount_cd9660: /dev/cd0c: No such file or directory
> >>
> >>  4 root # mount_cd9660 /dev/cd0 /cdrom
> >>  mount_cd9660: /dev/cd0: No such file or directory
> >>
> >>Do I need to create some directories for this to work? How will my 
> >>computer know what directories to attach the drive to?
> > 
> > 
> > hello jason,
> > 
> > if you're trying to mount a 'blank' cd, i do not believe that it will
> > work, because there is no 'filesystem' to mount.  please note that the
> > same is true of music cds.  they have no 'filesystem' in the unix sense
> > and cannot be mounted.  both, however, can be manipulated by programs
> > (ex. disc burners or music players/rippers).
> > 
> > if you're doing something other than what i suggest above and are still
> > not able to mount your 'filesystem' disc, please let us know what type
> > of disc it is and what is on it.
> > 
> > hope that this helps.
> > 
> > epi
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >>- Jason
> >>
> >>Saint Aardvark the Carpeted wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>Jason Dusek disturbed my sleep to write:
> >>> 
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>5 # mount /dev/acd0 /cdrom
> >>>>mount: /dev/acd0: Input/output error
> >>>>   
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>You may want to try:
> >>>
> >>>	mount -t cd9660 /dev/acd0c /cdrom
> >>>
> >>>or its equivalent:
> >>>
> >>>	mount_cd9660 /dev/acd0c /cdrom
> >>>
> >>>Also, if you're trying to mount a DVD instead of a CD, you may need to
> >>>try:
> >>>
> >>>	mount_cd9660 /dev/cd0c /cdrom
> >>>
> >>> 
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>I have some another disk mounting question, too. Sometimes when I try
> >>>
> >>>to >mount the CD drive I get an error that goes something like:
> >>>
> >>>>Incorrect super block
> >>>>
> >>>>What does this error mean? What does it mean in reference to a hard 
> >>>>drive? What does it mean in reference to a CD drive?
> >>>>   
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>The superblock is a chunk of disk that has housekeeping information
> >>>like the amount of free space, where to find free inodes, and so on.
> >>>
> >>>The error can mean pretty much the same things no matter what the
> >>>medium.  It might mean that you've specified the wrong filesystem --
> >>>"mount" (which defaults to FreeBSD's UFS filesystem) instead of "mount
> >>>-t cd9660", say.  It might also mean that the the filesystem hasn't
> >been>>formatted yet, or (if a CD) that you've burned a coaster.  Or, it
> >might>>mean that you are about to be very grateful for your
> >carefully-followed>>backup plan. :-)
> >>>
> >>> 
> >>>
> >>
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