error mounting cdrom - 'invalid block device'

[Greg Furmanek]

There was a bug in RH.  You may want to look on their website for the
solution.

Greg

> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> [mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of Alpha
> Zenon Sanchez
> Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 7:29 AM
> To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: error mounting cdrom - 'invalid block device'
>
>
> Hello Linux Users:
>
> I purchased a Trio Hard Drive Switch that enables me
> to choose a HD to boot from.  I have Windows NT
> Workstation on one HD and Linux Redhat 7.2 on another.
>  They seem to boot fine.  I can use MY CD rom, Zip 100
> internal disk and floppy fine in Windows NT.
>
> However, when I boot to Linux Redhat, and try to mount
> the CD-ROM, I get a error mounting the CD ROM
> -'invalid block device'.  I can successfully mount my
> floppy and zip drive though. When I use the Hardware
> Browser in the K-Desktop, it 'sees' the CD-ROM. I try
> to mount the CD ROM using the 'shortcut' on the
> desktop as well as throught bash.
>
> My zip drive is slave to my CD ROM.  My CD Rom is set
> to 'Master' and is connected to the secondary IDE
> interface on the Motherboard.
>
> Any suggestions for this Linux newbie? :-)
>
> =====
> Thanks,
> Alpha Zenon Sanchez
>
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