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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    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?
    >
    >
        /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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