unable to MOUNT DVD R/RW DEVICE on USB cable.

Linux Software 434 This topic was started by gurmit21, 2004-07-03 18:02

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2004-07-03 20:02

hi, this is my first time to post any trouble on this forum. Hope for better result. I am using PCQLinux 2004 Newdawn based on 2.6.2-1.160 Kernel Version. I have Liteon company's External DVD R/RW Burner which i connect on USB Cable ( i think it is USB Printer Cable ). It works fine in Windows. But in linux, It is not automatically mounted and i am unable to mount it my self.

So please any body, help me, explain me every command in detail ....how can i mount the device and get it working fine. I will be extremely thankful to the helper(s).

Regards :

gurmit21

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Dapper Dan

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2004-07-03 22:23

The thing I noticed about Core2 over Core 1 is that, during install, Core 2 recognizes and mounts my usb stick and presents it on the desktop for access just like a cdrom. My suspicion is that if you installed Core 2 with the external DVD device plugged into a USB port, and Core 2 didn't see it at install, you may be out of luck. Have you checked with Liteon support to see if they have a solution?

Just throwing out a stupid idea here that might be worth a try...

With a DVD in the drive and as root:

mkdir /mnt/dvdrom [enter]

mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/dvdrom [enter]

mount /mnt/dvdrom [enter]

cd /mnt/dvdrom [enter]

ls [enter]