Red Hat - CDROM Problem

[r52]

Hi,

Ive just set up Linux Red Hat and I was impressed until now! Ive tried to install some more packages using the ADD/REMOVE Applications program, on the GNOME system settings menu. I want to install the Kernel Source and when it prepares for installation it says please insert #2 Redhat cd. Problem is thats the CD thats in !!?!?

So I tried "mount /dev/cdrom" and then pressed retry on the cdproblem msg.!! It still said the same problem!?

During the bootup into linux i get 2 errors like this (couldnt write it all down fast enough!)

Mount Point O does not Exist
Mount /dev/cdrom not a valid block Device

Thing is though, there is a Cd in the drive and when i mount it manually i can see all the files in /mnt/cdrom !!

So im stuck and confused :confused:

Anyhelp would be much appreciated....
cheers
r52

[serz]

Is this a SCSI cdrom?

[r52]

No Its not scsi but eide or something like that!!

[serz]

Ok, please post the output of dmesg | grep hd.

[r52]

heres what happened :)

[root@localhost root]# dmesg | grep hd
Kernel command line: ro root=LABEL=/ hdc=ide-scsi
ide_setup: hdc=ide-scsi
hda: HITACHI_DK23EA-30B, ATA DISK drive
hdc: HL-DT-STCD-RW/DVD DRIVE GCC-4240N, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
hda: host protected area => 1
hda: 58605120 sectors (30006 MB) w/2048KiB Cache, CHS=3876/240/63
hda: hda1 hda2 hda3 hda4 < hda5 >
[root@localhost root]#

[hard candy]

How many cd/dvd/hard drives are on the machine?

[r52]

1 Hard drive and 1 cdrom/rw

[serz]

Do this as root:

rm /dev/cdrom
ln -s /dev/hdc cdrom

And try to mount it.

[r52]

hi again,

thanks for replies, i tried that no success :( so ive reinstalled redhat everything works fine now, long way round but i guess its sorted, im avoiding using the root account as much as i can now!