Re: [aclug-L] Redhat 5.1 Installation

[John Goerzen <jgoerzen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

For an Adaptec controller, you have a SCSI CD-ROM, so it is not at
/dev/hd*; rather, it's at /dev/scd*; most likely /dev/scd0.

You ought to be able to mount it with this command:

mount -t iso9660 /dev/scd0 /cdrom

If that works, you can make a symlink (using "mv" on /dev entries can
be disastrous; never do that!) like this:

cd /dev
rm cdrom                    # remove existing value
ln -s scd0 cdrom            # set a symbolic link

Now, you can mount it using this command:

mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /cdrom

And, of course, to unmount with  any of these, use:

umount /cdrom

John

jeffrey.hansen@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:

> I'm afraid I'm too dim to figure out what I did wrong.  I've got the system
> installed and "working" but can't access my cdrom.  I found, on another
> installation of 5.1, that there was a redirection to "hdc" for some reason.
> On that one all we did was move the file hdc to cdrom and it worked.  I
> tried that on my machine but had no luck.  I'm using an Adaptec 2940U with
> a Panasonic 20x and even installed the system using it.  Now it's
> inaccessable.  Also, I'm not sure what to do to make a dual processor
> Kernel.  I noticed that I can recompile for multi support, but the Redhat
> book doesn't get into explicit instructions about that.  I'm also trying to
> set up ppp for my ISP (sktc.net) but that's also causing me mental
> oscillation.  The whole problem is that I'm trying to keep up with studies
> so I can't invest time exploring for answers and I really need to have it
> availible for use with school.
> 
> I would really appreciate help from anyone who doesn't mind working with a
> real slow mind.
> 
> Thanks,
> Jeff
> 
> 
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