CD-RW drive not found

trey · 2004-03-09 02:00:31

It appears that my Sony CD-RW drive is not being found. At least I don't see an enty in my /etc/fstab file:

#
# /etc/fstab: static file system information
#
# <file system>        <dir>         <type>    <options>          <dump> <pass>
none                   /proc         proc      defaults            0      0
none                   /dev/pts      devpts    defaults            0      0
none                   /dev/shm      tmpfs     defaults            0      0
tmpfs                  /tmp          tmpfs     defaults            0      0
sysfs                  /sys          sysfs     defaults            0      0
usbdevfs               /proc/bus/usb usbdevfs  defaults            0      0

/dev/cdroms/cdrom0     /mnt/cd   iso9660   ro,user,noauto,unhide   0      0
/dev/cdroms/cdrom0     /mnt/dvd  udf       ro,user,noauto,unhide   0      0
/dev/floppy/0          /mnt/fl   vfat      user,noauto,unhide      0      0

/dev/discs/disc0/part6 swap swap defaults 0 0
/dev/discs/disc0/part9 / ext3 defaults 0 1
/dev/discs/disc0/part10 /usr ext3 defaults 0 1
/dev/discs/disc0/part11 /home ext3 defaults 0 1

This is an IDE drive that has always been detected before in other distros. Also, do I need to remove teh unhide lines next to the DVD/CD player entry. I ask because when I try to set up XMMS to play CDs, it sees /dev/cdroms/cdrom0 fine but says that /mnt/cd and /mnt/dvd do not exist. I ultimately want to be able to play CDs/DVDs as well as burn ISO CDs and create desktop shortcuts for my devices to mount and unmount as needed.

Thanks, and GREAT distro so far!

sarah31 · 2004-03-09 02:36:18

trey wrote:

It appears that my Sony CD-RW drive is not being found. At least I don't see an enty in my /etc/fstab file..

did you create an entry for it? Arch's fstab is just a generic file which the user will have to edit as needed. if you have other devices to add then you must do so of your own accord.

This is an IDE drive that has always been detected before in other distros.

This is because some other distro have auto detect/configuration functions arch does not. the kernel is set up to detect you devices and may full well identify them but you cannot access them without adding the proper fstab and /mnt entries.

Also, do I need to remove teh unhide lines next to the DVD/CD player entry. I ask because when I try to set up XMMS to play CDs, it sees /dev/cdroms/cdrom0 fine but says that /mnt/cd and /mnt/dvd do not exist.

did you create cd/ and dvd/ in /mnt? (btw you do not really need that dvd entry in fstab)

I ultimately want to be able to play CDs/DVDs as well as burn ISO CDs and create desktop shortcuts for my devices to mount and unmount as needed.

you will be able to do these once you get comfortable with arch

here is my fstab:

#
# <file system>        <dir>     <type>    <options>              <dump> <pass>

/dev/discs/disc0/part1    /         ext3      defaults               0      1
/dev/discs/disc0/part2   swap    swap       defaults               0        0     
/dev/discs/disc0/part3    /home     ext3      defaults               0      2
/dev/cdroms/cdrom0    /mnt/cd       iso9660   ro,user,noauto,unhide  0      0
/dev/cdroms/cdrom1    /mnt/cdr      iso9660   ro,user,noauto,unhide  0      0
/dev/floppy/0          /mnt/fl   vfat      user,noauto,unhide     0      0
proc                   /proc     proc      defaults               0      0
tmp                   /tmp      tmpfs     defaults               0      0
shm                   /dev/shm  tmpfs     defaults               0      0
none                  /dev/pts  devpts     defaults            0      0
none          /proc/bus/usb  usbdevfs      defaults            0  0
# End of file

trey · 2004-03-09 02:55:15

Thanks for your reply. Then as I understand it, I should add an entry to my /etc/fstab file like:

/dev/cdroms/cdrom1    /mnt/cdr      iso9660   ro,user,noauto,unhide  0      0

Next create a mount point like:

mkdir /mnt/cdr

How then should I go about mounting them or will this be done already when I next reboot?

Thanks again.

sarah31 · 2004-03-09 04:21:40

you would have to manually mount the drive

other than that you are on the right track from the looks of it.

please note that if you are using a 2.6.x kernel that you do not need to use scsi emulation for burning and therefore do not have to load all the emulation modules. there is a quick tutorial somewhere about burning without scsi emulation in the 2.6 series kernels.

trey · 2004-03-09 14:24:06

Should I also remove the 'unhide' entries in fstab for the devices. I hadn't seen this in previous fstabs. Not at my linux box right now, so I'll check out the man page when I return to see what this does. I've seen other posts recommending this be removed. :?:

sarah31 · 2004-03-09 16:17:33

i am not familiar enough with all the terminalology to know if it is good bad or indifferent. i know i have them in there and don't have any issues. but if you find any info i would be happy to know what you find out.

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#1 2004-03-09 02:00:31

CD-RW drive not found

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Re: CD-RW drive not found

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