Syslog reveals the following, for multiple mount attempts. (Real machine name replaced with xxxx.) Oct 17 16:18:19 xxxx kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device Oct 17 16:18:19 xxxx kernel: hdc: rw=0, want=68, limit=4 Oct 17 16:18:19 xxxx kernel: isofs_fill_super: bread failed, dev=hdc, iso_blknum=16, block=16 Oct 17 16:18:25 xxxx kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device Oct 17 16:18:25 xxxx kernel: hdc: rw=0, want=72, limit=4 Oct 17 16:18:25 xxxx kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device Oct 17 16:18:25 xxxx kernel: hdc: rw=0, want=128, limit=4 On Mon, 2005-10-17 at 15:44 -0600, Kim Lux wrote: > I'm running FC4 with all the updates. Generally it works great. I can > write DVDs without errors using K3B. > > However, I can't mount a DVD for reading. Selecting "Mount" on the "CD > Recorder" icon on the desktop yields: > > "mount: I could not determine the filesystem type, and none was > specified Please check that the disk is entered correctly." > > I've tried this with both a Rocky Ridge and Joliet formated DVDs as well > as a 3rd party commercial DVD. > > Double clicking the "CD Recorder" icon yields: > > Could not mount device. > The reported error was: > mount: I could not determine the filesystem type, and none was specified > > Doing it manually: > > mount /dev/hdc -tjfs tmp > mount: block device /dev/hdc is write-protected, mounting read-only > mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/hdc, > missing codepage or other error > > Any idea what could be causing this problem ? > > > -- > Kim Lux, Diesel Research Inc. > > -- Kim Lux, Diesel Research Inc.