error loading cdrom

[netshogun]

Hello all, I got an problem loading my cdrom after install of slackware 10

i just go a new laptop, and didnt even boot it, i just loaded slackware on it, installed fine. the desktop and all apps installed correctly, it seems like sounds is working fine also

I could not test it. When i loaded a cdrom, the machine acted like it ran it, but when I go to mount /dev/cdrom or the device iteself I get an error
IO error,

any ideas. I rebooted the pc, made sure i was not in the directory, tried to mount to /mnt/cdrom. But no cigar.


any ideas?


thanks

[sarumont]

Can you post the exact statement you are executing as well as the exact error message?

[adrenaline]

in slackware you have to be root to access the cdrom
su -
<password>
mount /mnt/cdrom

cd /mnt/cdrom
ls
<should have contents>

Hope this helps
Mike

[xtc1980]

rather than using the /dev/cdrom have you tried the local defaults

for example on _most_ laptops you will have /dev/hdc = cdrom drive.

Personally on my NX7000 HP I have to use mount /dev/scd0 because I use the IDE-SCSI functionality so that I can use the burning functionality of the drive. That works all the time. I have not used /dev/cdrom though.

Regards,