Re: [LUG] fstab

[David Batho <dbatho@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This is a know error is SUSE 8.1

I've attached the document on how to resolve this......

I hope this helps SUSE 8.1 users.......................................

Symptom


 Your computer is equipped with a CDRW drive and one or several "ordinary" CD 
drives. After installing SuSE Linux 8.1, the CD drives cannot be mounted. 


Cause


 Some modules are missing from the initrd. 

From SuSE Linux 8.1 on, the CD drive support is no longer compiled and kept in 
the kernel, but implemented by way of modules (cdrom and ide-cd). As opposed 
to the module ide-scsi, those modules (cdrom and ide-cd) are not included in 
the Initrd. That is why the SCSI emulation reaches all drives and not only 
those listed in the kernel parameter hdX=ide-scsi. 


Solution


 Insert the modules cdrom and ide-cd in the variable INITRD_MODULES in the 
file 

/etc/sysconfig/kernel 

To do this, open the YaST Sysconfig Editor. Select Base-Administration -> 
Common-Basics -> initrd_modules and insert both modules before the module 
ide-scsi. Be careful not to remove any of the modules listed, since they are 
necessary for booting. 


Now, execute as root user the command mk_initrd 


To do this, start a terminal program like konsole or xterm and log in as root 
user with the command su -. Then enter the command mk_initrd. If your boot 
manager is LILO, reinstall it with the command lilo -v. This does not apply 
for GRUB. From SuSE Linux 8.1 on, GRUB is the standard boot loader. 

On Monday 13 January 2003 18:19, psutton wrote:


> I am having the same problems so I will have a play and try and get back to
> you  / the group on this one
>
> Paul
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Batho" <dbatho@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 5:48 PM
> Subject: [LUG] fstab
>
> > I just upgraded to Suse 8.1 very fast, not bad but I'm having a problem
>
> with
>
> > my volumes.
> >
> > SUSE 81 didn't detect my CDwriter and DVD correctly, I found out that the
> > devices are /dev/sr0 = dvd and /dev/sr1 = CD writer
> >
> > So I modified the fstab file as follows
> >
> > /dev/sr1   /media/cdrecorder auto ro,auto,user,exec 0 0
> > /dev/sr0  /media/dvd   iso9660   ro,noauto,user,exec 0 0
> >
> > So the alias are now /media/dvd and /media/cdrecorder.
> >
> > Right clicking the icon for either the dvd or cdrecorder I get only root
>
> can
>
> > unmount these volumes.
> >
> > When I'm in KDE as a user I can't umount or mount those volumes,  Can
>
> someone
>
> > tell where I'm going wrong.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > David
> >
> >
> >
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