Compiling New kernel produce a mount: /dev/cdrom is not a valid block device

[rhonneil]

After installing successfully a new linux-2.4.22 kernel, produce an error:

mount: /dev/cdrom is not a valid block device

Iam using RH9 with a monolithic kernel.

Hope you can help me.

Thanks
rhonneil

[mojo jojo]

what does it say in your /etc/fstab???

[rhonneil]

[quote author=mojo jojo link=board=1;threadid=7943;start=0#msg72571 date=1066118928]
what does it say in your /etc/fstab???
[/quote]

it says:
/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom udf, iso9660 noauto,owner,kudzu,ro 0 0

rhonneil

[mojo jojo]

did you make sure you enabled cdrom support when you compiled your kernel ???

[rhonneil]

[quote author=mojo jojo link=board=1;threadid=7943;start=0#msg72574 date=1066120269]
did you make sure you enabled cdrom support when you compiled your kernel ???
[/quote]

yes, i did enable cdrom support.

Iam using SONY CDRW, one time encountered the same problem, I was able to fix it with a help that i find in the internet. something that you put in your /etc/grub.conf. I just forget what I did previously and unfortunately cant find it anymore in the internet.

hope you can help me.

[trickster]

hdc=ide-scsi

In order to use a cd-rw on linux (easily) you have to enable scsi emulation, scsi generic and scsi cdrom support on your kernel.

Check this link:

[url=http://www.linuxjunior.org/cgi-bin/pet/pet.cgi?SUBMIT=Display&id=8]IDE CDRW[/i]