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Mandrake 8.2 DVD/CD-RW Problems
Name: Malice-sama Date: August 19, 2002 at 19:05:35 Pacific
Comment:
I just recently installed Mandrake 8.2 on my Dell Inspiron 8200. Trying to install Linux on this thing has been one giant headache. Well, I've gotten past a lot (even had to switch distros to fix one), but I'm still having a problem I need help with. I have a DVD/CD-RW combo drive. The CD-RW part has given me no problem, but when I try to load a gui, it kicks up an error that I haven't found an answer to yet.
Assigning raw devices:Cannot locate block device '/dev/dvd' (No such file or directory)
The file is indeed there, because I can see it with my ls -la command. Since my drives are one and the same, I don't know why it has a /dev/cdrom and /dev/dvd. This problem completely prevents me from getting into any of the desktops installed with the OS. Anyway... if anyone could give me any help with this, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Name: nt Date: August 20, 2002 at 01:43:05 Pacific
Reply:
Your /dev/dvd is probably a symlink to another device. I think Linux need to use SCSI emulation for CDRW (thus do not use the normal /dev/hdx# for ide device) so check where /dev/dvd and also /dev/cdrom are pointing to): # ls -l /dev/dvd
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Response Number 2
Name: Malice-sama Date: August 20, 2002 at 02:46:15 Pacific
Reply:
Well, it says:
/dev/dvd -> /dev/sr0
I don't know what that's pointing to... what should it be set as?
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