Re: [RH List] mount: /dev/cdrom is not a valid block device
From: Ashley M. Kirchner (ashley_at_pcraft.com)
Date: 04/29/04
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Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 18:24:19 -0600 To: edwin@ironstone.com.au, General Red Hat Linux discussion list <redhat-list@redhat.com>
Edwin Humphries wrote:
>Should the /dev/cdrom symlink be pointing to /dev/hdc rather than
>dev/hdb? If so, how do I change it - I haven't done that yet?
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/dev/cdrom should point to whatever the physical device is for the
CD. If the CD is a slave on the first IDE bus, then it's /dev/hdb. If
it's a master on the second IDE bus, it's /dev/hdc, and if it's a slave
on the second bus, then it's /dev/hdd.
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