[H-GEN] Not a valid block device

[Robert Kearey]

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Paul Cornford wrote:

> I have just installed RH 7.2 on a P166 and now cannot mount the cdrom. I 
> had no problem installing off the CD ROM and the same machine had RH 6.2 
> running prior to this installation with CD ROM access.  When I try 
> mounting it I get the message "mount: /dev/cdrom: is not a valid block 
> device". 

It's a known problem that turns up rarely - upgrading to the errata 
kernel fixes it no worries.

> Paul C.

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