Re: "mount: /dev/hdc(or cdrom) Is Not A Valid Block Device" error

From: Jim Howes (sewoh.mij_at_moc.gisorp.backwards.invalid)
Date: 04/07/04


Date: Wed, 07 Apr 2004 14:57:00 +0100

Billy Watt wrote:

> Fatos Berisha wrote:
>
> It's a burner then ? Does RH install SCSI emulation ?
>
> If it does you may find your CD drive at /dev/sr0

Indeed, but while the kernel calls the device sr0, the /dev directory
refers to it as scd0

Of course, you can always create a symbolic link:
        ln -s /dev/scd0 /dev/sr0
or create a proper device node
        mknod /dev/sr0 b 11 0
(which is probably not recommended, because then you have two entries
for the same device, which may confuse mount, and give you two lots of
device permissions to manage, etc.)



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