by Verify that your CDROM is properly identified as a block device by doing an
ls -l (on /dev/hdc) and checking to make sure that the first letter in the
file "permissions" is b. I have received the "invalid block device" error
if I do not actually have a disk or cd in the drive when I attempted to
mount it.
Additionally, ensure that you have a link pointing from /dev/cdrom to your
/dev/hdc and check that your file permissions are set up properly. (I am
assuming that you installed Linux from this CD ROM, and you are certain that
it works.)
Kim
>If anyone reading this is linux savvy, Please help. I recently installed
>Mandrake 7.0 on my machine (kernel 2.2.4) However I am having some
>difficulty mounting my CD ROM. I have my hard drive on the primary as
>master, and my CD ROM on the secondary as master. The installation
>assigned /dev/cdrom (/dev/hdc) as the device, and /mnt/cdrom as the
>mount point. During bootup I get an error message which tells me that
>hdc is not a valid block device. If I try to mount it manually during a
>session, or access it, I get an error that says device not found, or
>access denied. Logged in as root, I know that access really isn't
>denied. So how can I go about getting Linux to recognize my drive?
>Your help is greatly appreciated.
>Linux newbie,
>Erik