Mounting a CD RW

**1badex96** · 12-28-2004

I got a CD RW for christmas and when i put it in my machine and booted to root, Linux found it and i will show it in the K3B software, but when i go to /media/cdrom it accesses my other cd-rom drive and will not display the cd information that is in the cdrw. please help me with mounting the cdrw. thanks

**daemonOS** · 12-28-2004

Sounds like you need to edit 'fstab'. Dir /etc/fstab

**dylunio** · 12-28-2004

Mount the drive with

Code:

mount /dev/hdb /mnt/cdrecorder

(replace the drives and mountpoint with your system ones.

Then add a line to the fstab that looks like this

Code:

/dev/cdrecorder      /media/cdrecorder    subfs      fs=cdfss,ro,procuid,nosuid,nodev,exec,iocharset=utf8 0 0

hope this helps;

dylunio

**1badex96** · 12-28-2004

great thanks i apprecaite all the help

**1badex96** · 12-29-2004

okay now i am really stuck. i was in root and put in the commands for mounting the cd recorder. it shows it in the root under k3b but when i go to my other login users it is not there, and when i try to mount in for other users it gives an error that /media/cdrecorder file or folder is missing.

also do i have to mount it every time i put in a new cd or can it work like my cd rom that i can put discs in and out of all day and it will read them with out have to remount it every time.

Thanks

**UgoDeschamps** · 12-29-2004

Manually mounting a device, will only be active FROM the session that mounted it this meens, if you mounted from root... then ended the session, logued in the session user, the session was terminated so user wont access the mounted device since its not mounted anymore...

Simply add the mount in your fstab... this will mount on EVERY bootup of your system...

Please follow up in you require more information

**1badex96** · 12-29-2004

what do i need to put in the fstab. I put exactly what dylunio put in his post and then rebooted the system. do i also need to put in there

mount /dev/hdc /media/cdrecorder

Man I really like linux, but getting everything configured is kind of a pain in the neck

**UgoDeschamps** · 12-29-2004

add ,auto in the options

Code:

,iocharset=utf8,auto

this will "auto" the mounting of the device at startup...
you shouldnt have to manualy mount it after that...

also as for your comment :

Originally Posted by 1badex96

Man I really like linux, but getting everything configured is kind of a pain in the neck

Specific Configuration is "THE" way to have your system configured the way you want it... Windows will do everything for you I must admit that it's way better this way since even my grandMa can install Windows XP!! BUT the fact that the system will be super unstable, is only cause a computer choose the specific configuration.. a human intervention will always be better then any computer or software... this is why you manually configure your system... and its also why its that stable!

**1badex96** · 12-29-2004

yeah true that i guess. i am just windozeised and have to break my self of it then i will be aokay i think. thanks man i really apprecaite all the help.

**1badex96** · 12-29-2004

ohh yeah i was gonna ask do i have to include the

fs=cdfss,ro,procuid,nosuid,nodev,exec,iocharset=ut f8 0 0,auto

or just do this

fs=cdfss,ro,procuid,nosuid,nodev,exec,iocharset=ut f8,auto

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