mikshaw
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Posted: Feb. 22 2005,19:32 |
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Before accessing a data CD in Linux you first have to mount it.
The command is "mount /dev/cdrom" (or /dev/cdrom1 for the secondary drive), but for a new user the easiest way is to use the mount app in the slit (that little box of things in the lower right corner of the screen). Use the arrows to select the proper drive, and then press that little screw button to mount.
The first drive "wouldn't budge" because DSL is using it. DSL loads applications into RAM only when they are used, so it keeps the CD in the drive to access programs when you call for them. In order to pull out the disk, DSL will need to be booted with the "dsl toram" option, which loads the whole system into RAM.
There is likely to be trouble when using a manufacturer's driver disk, as it's almost definitely going to contain Windows drivers only, making the disk useless for Linux.
If that is the case, you'll need to download drivers if your hardware is not supported by DSL.
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