Re: Clarification - Bala

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

Hi Shashi,

Thanks for the correction. My mistake!

Regards,
Prem Kurian

----- Original Message -----
From: Shashi Bhushan <shashi@xxxxxxx>
To: <ilugc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 28, 1999 8:09 PM
Subject: Re: Clarification - Bala


> Hi
>
> Prem Kurian,im sorry to say that u didnt go thru properly what mr
> bala wrote,he didnt write
> #mount -t is09660 /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
> but
> # mount -tiso9660 /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
>
> The only mistake he has done is he didnt separate -t from iso9660
>
> shashi bhushan
>
>
>
> On 28 Oct 99, at 12:29, Prem Kurian Philip wrote:
>
> > 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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