RE: unable to stat /dev/cdrom

Geoff Smith <[email protected]> Sat, 17 Mar 2007 02:41:04 -0700 (PDT)
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[email protected] wrote:=20
    From: "Alan Bartlett"=20
Subject: RE: unable to stat /dev/cdrom
To: [email protected]

Geoff,

Sorry for the delay in replying - I've only just read your request!

Answer to a): Log in as root and from a command line prompt issue the=20
command

ln -s /dev/scd0 /dev/cdrom

Have a look at the manual page for the ln (link)=20
command with

man 1 ln

This will tell you all about both hard and soft=20
(symbolic) links. In the above case
the -s command line flag makes a symbolic link=20
from the file named /dev/cdrom
to the i-node that is /dev/scd0.

You certainly did not (do not) need to use the=20
mknod command to resolve
this problem.

As for b), I don't know. Perhaps someone else would like to comment.

Hope this helps.

Regards

Alan.
  =20
  Alan
  =20
  Very many thanks - as always I failed to RTFM!
  =20
  Cheers
  =20
  Geoff

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<div><BR><BR><B><I>[email protected]</I></B> wrote: </div>  =
<BLOCKQUOTE class=3Dreplbq style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; =
BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">  <div>From: "Alan Bartlett" <STXSL_AJB@H=
OTMAIL.COM><BR>Subject: RE: unable to stat /dev/cdrom<BR>To: shrike-list@=
redhat.com<BR><BR>Geoff,<BR><BR>Sorry for the delay in replying - I've on=
ly just read your request!<BR><BR>Answer to a): Log in as root and from a=
 command line prompt issue the <BR>command<BR><BR>ln -s /dev/scd0 /dev/cd=
rom<BR><BR>Have a look at the manual page for the ln (link) <BR>command w=
ith<BR><BR>man 1 ln<BR><BR>This will tell you all about both hard and sof=
t <BR>(symbolic) links. In the above case<BR>the -s command line flag mak=
es a symbolic link <BR>from the file named /dev/cdrom<BR>to the i-node th=
at is /dev/scd0.<BR><BR>You certainly did not (do not) need to use the <B=
R>mknod command to resolve<BR>this problem.<BR><BR>As for b), I don't kno=
w. Perhaps someone else would like to
 comment.<BR><BR>Hope this helps.<BR><BR>Regards<BR><BR>Alan.</div>  <div=
>&nbsp;</div></BLOCKQUOTE>  <div>Alan</div>  <div>&nbsp;</div>  <div>Very=
 many thanks - as always I failed to RTFM!</div>  <div>&nbsp;</div>  <div=
>Cheers</div>  <div>&nbsp;</div>  <div>Geoff</div><p>&#32;

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