adding a cdrom drive

TheRecluse · 03-08-2005, 09:38 PM

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?

horndude · 03-08-2005, 09:59 PM

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

TheRecluse · 03-08-2005, 10:27 PM

can i have the second drive on the first ide cable slave?

horndude · 03-08-2005, 10:36 PM

sure----> /dev/hdb

its linux, you can do whatever you want

TheRecluse · 03-08-2005, 10:38 PM

haha i realized that right after i asked... thanks

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03-08-2005, 09:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
horndude Master Techie Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,532	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

03-08-2005, 10:36 PM	#4 (permalink)
horndude Master Techie Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,532	sure----> /dev/hdb its linux, you can do whatever you want