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Ubuntu won't recognize cd rom....

Asked by Francois Ellis

In ubuntu 12.04 lts
When I try to mount cd rom with: sudo mount /dev/cdrom
I get this responce.

Can't find /dev/cdrom in /ect/fstab or /ect/mtab

I just want to get my cd/dvd player to work.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

You aren't using mount correctly. If you try and guess commands as complex as mount you will probably fail.

Where do you want to mount the device TO? It needs a location to mount to. As you have not specified one, the kernel consults fstan and mtab. If there is an entry there then it is used. Without it, running:

sudo mount /dev/cdrom

Is nonesense as there is no mount point specified. It's like in Windows runnt:

copy c:\boot.ini

Where is copy putting the data?

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