[H-GEN] Not a valid block device

[Paul Cornford]

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Robert Kearey wrote:

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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.


Thanks muchly Robert. :-)

Paul C.



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