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Re: [SLUG] Debian SIG: Mounting CD's.


On Fri, Aug 03, 2001 at 02:35:33AM +1000, Adam F. Bogacki wrote:

> Eora:/var# mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
> 
> mount: block device /dev/cdrom is write-protected, mounting read-only.
> mount: mount point /mnt/cdrom does not exist

i think on Debian, the 'normal' mount point for cdroms is
"/cdrom", not "/mnt/cdrom".  try "mount /dev/cdrom /cdrom"
instead.

> but is that unique to RedHat ? Does Debian have another syntax ?

mount isn't unique to any distribution.  neither Debian nor Red Hat
enforce any particular mount point; you can mount /dev/cdrom on
/woah/woah/woah/what/is/he/good/for if you like.


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