Re: ATAPI CDRW which doesn't work

[patrick.mourlhon@wanadoo.fr]

Be happy, it was not that simple. ;-)

On Sat, 03 Feb 2001, Bob_Tracy wrote:

> patrick.mourlhon@wanadoo.fr wrote:
> > ----mount atapi cd writer outpu
> > 
> > Line:/mnt/home/pmo# mount /dev/hdb /cdrom
> > /dev/hdb: Input/output error
> > mount: block device /dev/hdb is write-protected, mounting read-only
> > /dev/hdb: Input/output error
> > 
> > mount: you must specify the filesystem type
> > Line:/mnt/home/pmo#
> 
> I'd hate to think your problem is *really* this simple, but if you
> really typed what is quoted above, and the CD you have in the drive
> really has something valid on it, try the following instead:
> 
> mount -t iso9660 /dev/hdb /cdrom -r
> 
> You have to specify the filesystem type, as well as specify the
> "readonly" flag.  Although there are other filesystem types that
> can be found on CDROMs, it's unlikely in your case.
> 
> --Bob Tracy
> rct@frus.com
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