Re: Clarification - Bala

["Prem Kurian Philip" <pkphilip@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Bala,

Please check the following

1. Check to see if /mnt/cdrom directory exists. This should
not be a symbolic link and should be a valid directory.

2. The command for mounting is

# mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom 

The mount command has the following basic syntax

mount -t format_type_of_volume_to_mount  volume_device_name local_directory

the -t switch indictates the type of the volume you are trying to
mount. iso9660 (not is09660 as you have given) is a type of
format used extensively on CDs. 

You can mount the CD onto other valid local directories as well.

if for example you wanted to mount a DOS formatted floppy you
would use a command such as

# mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy

/dev/fd0 represents the first floppy drive (A:)
and /mnt/floppy should be a valid directory.

To unmount a device you will need to use the umount command.

Do you understand now ? for more info please do read up the
mount manuals.

Regards,
Prem Kurian Philip
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Rajamani Balasoubramanian <r_balas@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ilugc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 1999 10:15 AM
Subject: Re: Clarification - Bala


> Dear Mr. Oommen,
> 
> As you have mentioned in your mail reg. mounting of CDROM.
> 
> I had tried it but its not working.
> 
> 1.  If I give
>     # mount -tiso9660 /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
> 
>     It gives
> 
>     mount: too many levels of symbolic links
> 
> 2.  If I give
>     # mount -tis09660 /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
> 
>     it gives
> 
>     mount: fs type is09660 not supported by kernel
> 
> Please explain.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Bala
> 
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