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Caliburn

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Registered: 2008-02-21

Posts: 41

Input/output error when performing CP

When I try to..

cp /mnt/cdrom/<filename>.gz /home/<directory>/<filename>.gz

from a mounted CD to a directory in /home/ (on a differing partition), I receive an input/output error and the file isn't copied as a result (while logged in as root).

I'm brand new to Arch, and sadly, since I've a 56k and the files I'm attempting to copy from a CD are wvdial related, I can't attempt to setup an internet connection of any type until this error is solved.

Anyone have any suggestions? Maybe this is a simple fix, but unfortunately it has me beating my head against a wall.

stingray

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From: Lima, Peru SA

Registered: 2006-03-24

Posts: 188

Re: Input/output error when performing CP

You might try copying from /media/ instead of /mnt/

Just a thought...

Caliburn

Member

Registered: 2008-02-21

Posts: 41

Re: Input/output error when performing CP

You might try copying from /media/ instead of /mnt/

Just a thought...

I did try this. Initially, /media/ (/media/cdrom) wasn't an already created directory. I created said directories, mounted the drive manually, and unfortunately on copying the error still presented itself on any and all .gz compressed files as performing the same command in /mnt/ had done. All other non-compressed data copied like a champ. Thanks for the reply, nonetheless.

stingray

Member

From: Lima, Peru SA

Registered: 2006-03-24

Posts: 188

Re: Input/output error when performing CP

Ok, worth a try. I've never mounted anything under media, it gets mounted automatically, by hal I think. (which I had to install and put in rc.conf to get to work)

rossm

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From: Australia/Melbourne

Registered: 2006-09-25

Posts: 15

Re: Input/output error when performing CP

Caliburn,
Are you sure /mnt/cdrom is mounted. What happens when you do "ls /mnt/cdrom"?
You may need to do "mount -t iso9660 /dev/sdc  /mnt/cdrom ro". Of course your cdrom may be /dev/sdb/c/d.
Good Luck.

Rasi

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From: Germany

Registered: 2007-08-14

Posts: 1,914

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Re: Input/output error when performing CP

honestly: this sounds like a hardware issue... maybe the cable is broken or something?

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