On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 10:39:40 +1100 "Simon Slater" <sslater@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 09:48:47 +1100 > > > > "Simon Slater" <sslater@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > > For audio CD's to play on FC3, I have soft linked /dev/hdc -> > > > > /dev/cdrom, > > > > > changed the permissions of /dev/hdc from 660 to 664 and all is well. > > > > > However after each boot the permissions return to 660. > > > > > > > > > > -Do I need a script to continually change this? > > > > > -Why do the permissions revert to 660? Is this udev?? > > > > > > > > > > Many thanks > > > > > Simon Slater > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes udev is changing the permissions. See > > > > /etc/udev/permissions.d/50-udev.permissions. Look for cdrom. > > > > You can create a local rules file 50-local.permissions in the > > > > /etc/udev/permissions.d directory and set your rules there. ie: > > > > cdroms/*:root:disk:0664. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Richard E Miles > > > > Federal Way WA. USA > > > > registered linux user 46097 > > > > > > I created the 50-local.permissions file as suggested, but no > > joy. I also > > > substituted ...:root:... with ...:$local:... but again no > > success. I could > > > not see reference to the 50-local.permissions file in the man > > page. Should > > > the layout be the similar to 50-udev.permissions, with only the relevant > > > lines? Is a soft or hard link from /dev/hdc -> cdrom still > > needed with this > > > fix? > > > > > > Thanks > > > Simon > > > > > I never had to make a link from /dev/hdc to /dev/cdrom, the > > system did it. How > > did you make the link? Was it ln -s /dev/hdc /dev/cdrom? Here is > > how my link > > looks: > > [rmiles@localhost ~]$ ls -l /dev/cdrom > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 Mar 2 01:21 /dev/cdrom -> hdc > > > > Was your cd reader not working? On FC3 systems it is mounted at /media. > > What does your /etc/fstab look like? Here is mine: > > # This file is edited by fstab-sync - see 'man fstab-sync' for details > > LABEL=/ / ext3 defaults > > 1 1 > > LABEL=/boot /boot ext3 defaults > > 1 2 > > none /dev/pts devpts > > gid=5,mode=620 0 0 > > none /dev/shm tmpfs defaults > > 0 0 > > none /proc proc defaults > > 0 0 > > none /sys sysfs defaults > > 0 0 > > /dev/hda3 swap swap defaults > > 0 0 > > /dev/hdc /media/cdrecorder auto > > pamconsole,exec,noauto,fscontext=system_u:object_r:removable_t,managed 0 0 > > /dev/fd0 /media/floppy auto > > pamconsole,exec,noauto,fscontext=system_u:object_r:removable_t,managed 0 0 > > > > -- > > Richard E Miles > > Federal Way WA. USA > > registered linux user 46097 > > > Thanks again Richard, however my specs are analogous to yours. Yet my > system does not make the link. The "ls -l /dev/cdrom" gives File not found. > I use "ln -s /dev/hdc /dev/cdrom", giving the same permissions as in your > reply. > > The CD reader is working: FC3 was installed from there; CD Player runs from > root (which first gave the pointer to permissions); Music Player plays > tracks ripped via Sound Juicer. Also the cable is connected from drive to > card. > > The fstab is essentially the same w.r. to /dev/hdc with the exception of the > fs_file being /media/cdrom. The mount options are the same but in a > different order. (I did not include the fstab output because I am mailing > from a windows laptop. The FC3 box does not have the modem working yet. It > comes after Samba is up, after the tape drive is going, after the CD.) > > Pointing CD Player to /media/cdrom gives: > "Error Setting Device > does not point to a valic CDRom device. This may be caused by: > a)CD support not present (N/A) > b)You do not have the correct permissions to access the CD drive (This error > still given both before and after chmod 664 /dev/hdc) > c)/media/cdrom is not the CD drive" (works with /dev/cdrom when permissions > set). > > I hope this points to a solution. > Regards > Simon. > What happens when you do a mount /dev/hdc -t iso9660 /media/cdrom? -- Richard E Miles Federal Way WA. USA registered linux user 46097
