Thornton said: > mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom > mount: block device /dev/cdrom is write-protected, mounting read-only > mount: /dev/cdrom already mounted or /mnt/cdrom busy > > but if I type mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom -t iso9660 -o ro it does > mount. Possibly some screw-up in your /etc/fstab. Check for hidden chars or typos, even better post your fstab as attachment (not as copy&paste) to the list. Also show us the result of "ll /etc/fstab". BTW, "mount /mnt/cdrom" is sufficient when set-up in fstab correctly.
