Re: How do I access the CDROM?
From: houghi (houghi_at_houghi.org)
Date: 10/15/03
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Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 00:02:36 +0200
jb wrote:
> I've got a tar file I'd like to extract, and it is on a CDROM (which was
> created on a windows machine).
>
> I know how to use tar, but I can't seem to locate the cdrom device.
>
> Do I have to mount the cdrom device first? Or it is already "open" under
> SuSE?
First you have to mount the device. What probably will work is:
'mount /media/cdrom' If this works, you can access the player. If not,
tell what the eroor was and what is says in the file /etc/fstab and
where your CD is located (e.g. /dev/hdd or the like)
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