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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.rmit.EDU.AU!news.unimelb.EDU.AU!munnari.OZ.AU!news.mel.connect.com.au!news.mira.net.au!inquo!in-news.erinet.com!bug.rahul.net!rahul.net!a2i!genmagic!sgigate.sgi.com!news1.best.com!nntp1.best.com!kenobi.vip.best.com!obiwan From: Obi-Wan Kenobi <obiwan@mail.best.com> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: CD ROM Not configured Date: Fri, 14 Jun 1996 07:18:11 -0700 Organization: Best Internet Communications Lines: 29 Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960614071507.1539A-100000@kenobi.vip.best.com> References: <NEWTNews.834783935.5691.metro@metro.earthlink.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: kenobi.vip.best.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Sender: obiwan@kenobi.vip.best.com In-Reply-To: <NEWTNews.834783935.5691.metro@metro.earthlink.net> This may be sort of a stupid question, but did you make sure that you were root before you did it? If so, try mount -t cd9660 /dev/wcd0c /cdrom Obi-Wan -- http://pobox.com/~kenobi #Shadowrun Homepage http://pobox.com/~kenobi/SR/ On Fri, 14 Jun 1996 rgonzale@mli-vtg.com wrote: > > I've just recently installed FreeBSD ver 2.1. I am new to this OS so please > bare with me. I have a question about making the CD-ROM work. I have completed > the installation with the CD-ROM installation (typed inst_ide.bat), but when > the installation was completed and the machine(intel P90 w/ 16meg RAM) > rebooted. I could not get the CD ROM(Sanyo) to mount. I tried the mount /cdrom > command, but I get an error CD ROM Not configured. How do I get the CD ROM > configured? I know the CD ROM is compatable with the system, because I used it > to install the software. The installation used a device called wcd0c, But I > can't get it to mount within the system. I've tried "mount /dev/wcd0c /cdrom", > "mount /cdrom". Nothing! Any help would be very appreciative. > > Robert Gonzales > MetroLine Industries, Inc. > rgonzale@mli-vtg.com > > >