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Old 03-08-2005, 09:38 PM   #1 (permalink)
 
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i want to take my cdrom drive from my old computer and put it on my linux box as a second cd drive... how would i go about configuring it to be read?
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Old 03-08-2005, 09:59 PM   #2 (permalink)
 
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edit the /etc/fstab file and add a line like this:
/dev/hdx /mnt/cdrom2 iso9660 noauto,owner,ro 0 0
then:
mkdir /mnt/cdrom2

hdx=location of cdrom, /dev/hdc=second ide cable master drive, /dev/hdd=2nd ide cable slave drive

you will need to be root to do this
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can i have the second drive on the first ide cable slave?
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sure----> /dev/hdb

its linux, you can do whatever you want
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haha i realized that right after i asked... thanks
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