No Linux CD Rom

[gsommer]

When I mount my cdrom, using Red Hat 7.2 and KDE, I get an error message telling me the cd is not a valid block device. How can I get my cdrom working?

 

[marat]

How do you mount it? Do you use automount or mount from command line? What switches do you use?

 

[Tiger]

Try right clicking on the drive icon and look for properties.
Check in properties that the proper sym link is established for the device.
It should be /dev/hdx, whatever the drive letter is in your system, to /mnt/cdrom.

 

[gsommer]

I right clicked on the cd icon and selected properties, the General tab shows "cdrom". The device tab shows the choices in the pull down menu, /dev/hda2(swap), /dev/cdrom(/mnt/cdrom), /dev/fd0(floppy)

 

[n0cmonkey]

Make sure the /dev/cdrom symlink is symlinked to the proper /dev/hd?.

I dont know what gui tools you are trying to use, but try the command line, I find it easier and it doesnt seem to have these problems

 

[gsommer]

I tried the following in Konsole- mount /mnt/cdrom and got the the message mount: /dev/cdrom is not a valid block device. I have a KDE book and have read much of the online help files, but I haven't found much help with this problem.

 

[Nothinman]

Where is your CDROM connected? (i.e. primary master, secondary master, etc)
what does 'ls -l /dev/cdrom' say?

 

[NorthenLove]

This is a simple question but you do have a cd in the cdrom right ?

 

[EHobaX]

I had the same problem w/ Red Hat 7.2. I eventually got too frustrated w/ it and installed Mandrake 8.2.
It found the cd-rom. I'm guessing since it was an older cd-rom it was having problems w/ it.