Re: CDROM mounting

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On Thu, 2005-03-03 at 08:06 -0600, Jeff Vian wrote:
> On Wed, 2005-03-02 at 20:41 -0500, Greg Viola wrote:
> > Hi:
> > 
> > First, I want to thank you guys for helping me unravel how to get the
> > install disks created from the  FC3 ISO download files.  Worked great.
> > 
> > Now I am trying to use the CD drive (which is fairly old, but its the
> > one I used to install FC3) , and I get an error - "cannot read
> > superblock" - when I insert a CD into the drive and FC3 tries to mount
> > the CD.  CD reads fine in WinXP.  Get the same error with commercial
> > audio CDs.  Can't open the drive either once I get this error. XMMS
> > and GRIP both report drive errors.  CD Roast wants me to make the
> > drives emulate SCSI, but I haven't tried that yet.
> > 
> > Also, how do I get FC3 to recognize my second CD drive (brand new
> > CD/DVD drive)
> > 
> > Both drives are on the second IDE controller.  The old drive is
> > master, new one slave
> > 
> 
> You don't say which distro you are using.
> If it is FC3 you do not need the scsi emulation for the CDROM.
> 
> You did not say what hardware you have with the CDROMs.  If you are
> using a cable-select cable, then you must jumper the drives to cable
> select.  If you are using an older 40 wire cable (non-cable select) then
> you must jumper the drives to master/slave.
> 
> I would also recommend that the newest CDROM drive be the master on that
> bus.
> 
> I would expect the problem with reading the drive and mount/dismount
> problems are related to not properly seeing the CDROM.  Fix the hardware
> problem first and then if the problem with dismounting continues ask
> again.
> 
> > Thanks
> > 
> > Greg Viola 
> 


Dumb question, have you tried updating udev,  I seem to remember this
problem when I first upgraded to FC3. 

MC


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