SUSE - mounting USB CDRW

[premacy2u]

dear friends,

appreciate if someone can show me how to mount a USB CDR-W in SUSE.

thanks.

[devils casper]

log in as root and execute these commands in terminal

rm /dev/cdrom
ln -s /dev/sr0 /dev/cdrom
mkdir /media/cdrom

Open the /etc/fstab file in a text editor of your choice.
add the following line:

/dev/cdrom /media/cdrom auto ro,noauto,user,exec 0 0

save file and reboot. CD Drive's access point is /media/cdrom.




casper

[premacy2u]

the machine already has cdrom mounted (IDE), now i'm installing the additional USB CDRW.

when i issued command eject cdrom, the IDE will come out.

how to configure the USB CDRW device?

[devils casper]

check the name assigned to USB CDRW in dmesg and an entry in /etc/fstab file.




casper

[park_ridge_dave]

check the name assigned to USB CDRW in dmesg and an entry in /etc/fstab file.

casper

Casper:

Sri but I am a real "Noob". I to am trying to install an external USB CDRW drive to my Sony Vaio PCG F450 Notebook. It has an internal CD ROM that is working great! (OBTW running Suse 10.1).

When I use YAST to probe hardware, it (YAST) sees the drive and reports it properly(id strings etc.).

I saw what you posted (so far the only applicable thread I have found in 3 days of looking part-time) and I am trying to follow the method. However I tried to run <dmesg> and got the old "Command not found message". I will google the command
to try to find out what I am doing wrong there or if dmesg is a command. (is dmesg a "log" file? perhaps?}

I am reading up on the contents/utilization of fstab also.

Is there a good "on-line" reference that you could suggest for me to learn what is required here? (your suggestions are probably "spot on" it is my inexperience that is the problem here) I am desperately trying to learn linux to stay "employable"

I want to really learn the proper methods not just typing in commands like a "robot".

Thanks in advance.

Dave

CRYING??!! There's no CRYING in Linux

[devils casper]

Hi park_ridge_dave !

Welcome to the LinuxForums !

you are right. dmesg is name of log file created during boot up.
execute

dmesg | less

to view contents.

check these links Link1, Link2






Casper

[park_ridge_dave]

THANX!!! Casper.

I must have Fat Fingered the dmesg 'cause I dug out my "Sobell" book and there it was (go figure) anyhow, I typed:

dmesg > notebooklog.001 and away it went. (dumb noob move sri)

I will read up on the fstab info that you so kindly sent the links to.

Right now, I can see the drive using the KDE GUI tools, and I know the device is assigned to sr0 so I must be "almost there". However, using the "bash" console, I get the "not found in fstab" nag message.

With your help, I am sure I will get it now.

[P.S. just read the TuxFile on fstab which you recommended, What a goldmine! TNX! TNX! TNX! The problem is immediately obvious. I will figure out the fstab line, it looks relatively straight forward. I am recommending this forum to all my fellow "noobs" ]

Thanx again

[devils casper]

i am glad i could help you.

I will figure out the fstab line, it looks relatively straight forward.

do let us know...




Good Luck !
Casper

[park_ridge_dave]

i am glad i could help you.

do let us know...




Good Luck !
Casper

Casper: U da PERSON!

1. Used dmesg to find out that the drive was "assigned" to device sr0.
2. At bash prompt logged in as superuser via SU command.
3. mkdir /media/cdrw
4. edit file (I use joe) /etc/fstab and added line:

/dev/sr0 /media/cdrw auto rw,noauto,user,exec 0 0

5. mount /media/cdrw
6 Kowabunga BB! it works!!!!! (what a great forum)

Thanks for letting me learn!