[H-GEN] mounting CDROM

[Andrae Muys]

On Thu, 22 Jan 1998, Michael Dooley wrote:

> Hello,
> 	I hesitate to ask but...I've tried all the ways to mount my CDROM and I
> keep getting the following error:
> mount: the kernal does not recognize /dev/hd(d) (or c or b) as a block
> device
>                 (maybe 'insmod driver')
OK, quick check.  ls -l /dev/hd*, although why you'd have /dev/hdd as a
char device I don't know. :)

Next try cat /proc/modules, and cat /proc/filesystems and of course cat
/proc devices.

/proc is cool for debugging strange problems.

> Centre for Drug Design and Development

P.S. Which building is this housed in?

Andrae
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