OK, I assume you're running GNOME or KDE, and the problem lies in an
inconsistency between the desktop file manager and your /etc/fstab. The
error message shows that it's trying to either mount to /mnt/cdrom or read
/mnt/cdrom when you click the icon. However, the cdrom line in your fstab
is showing that the default mount point for your cdrom is /cdrom , not
/mnt/cdrom . Does /mnt/cdrom exist on your system? If not, I suggest
creating it, by either making a directory with that name, or, better yet,
making it a symbolic link to /cdrom (`ln -s /cdrom /mnt/cdrom`). Same
thing with the floppy and whatever else.
> I can't mount the cdrom or fdd from the desktop though the icons are
> there.
> If I right click on the Icon there is no mount command in the menu
> If I install medeia and click on the icon I get the following error box
> "unable to run the command specified the file or directory
> file:/mnt/cdrom does not exist" (same message for fdd)
> I assume the fstab file needs tweeking and I have tried a few things with
> no luck.
> I would like to have it set up so that the drives are mounted on Boot so
> that you can just
> click on the icons and go.
> Thanks for any help Maury
>
>
> # /etc/fstab: filesystem table.
> #
> # filesystem mountpoint type options dump pass
> /dev/hda2 / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1
> /dev/hda5 none swap sw 0 0
> proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
> /dev/fd0 /floppy vfat defaults,user,noauto,showexec,umask=022 0 0
> /dev/cdrom /cdrom iso9660 defaults,ro,user,noexec,noauto 0 0
> /dev/dvd /dvd iso9660 defaults,ro,user,noexec,noauto 0 0
> /dev/cdaudio /cdaudio iso9660 defaults,ro,user,noexec,noauto 0 0
> # Added by KNOPPIX
> # Maury note: the line below was installed by knobbix and you could access
> the backup drive but not write to it
> # /dev/hdc1 /mnt/hdc1 vfat
> noauto,users,exec,umask=000,uid=knoppix,gid=knoppix 0 0
> # the line below was written with help from slug group and alows backup
> drive functions
> # user id can be found by opening a terminal and typeing in id command
> /dev/hdc1 /mnt/hdc1 vfat uid=1000,defaults 0 0
>
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