On Dec 28, 4:05pm, Anthony Walsh wrote:
> I recently installed Linux to one of my personal PC's at home, and ran
> into a problem installing the applications CD that comes with the
> installation package. The main cd worked fine, but during the installation,
> the instructions said to put in the application cd to install the
> applications, but my CD-ROM will not physically open for me. Any
> suggestions?
Is there already a CD in the drive? Is it mounted?
If so, become root and do ``umount /mnt/cdrom'' or the like.
If the drive isn't mounted, you might want to try the ``eject''
command.
If neither of these work, you can always try using a paperclip
in the hole at the front of the drive.
Kevin
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