unable to mount cdrom

[Lindsay]

   Is the /dev/cdrom link there? /dev/cdrom is usually a hard link to 
the actual cdrom block device. Most distributions should set this up, 
maybe ydl 2.2 doesn't?

hope this helps.

Ryan Mesler wrote:
> upon booting YDL 2.2 after a clean install i attempted to eject the
> cdrom because i'd wanted to test sound and try to get an mp3 going.
> 
> when i typed in "eject" at the command line it said "unable to open
> /dev/cdrom". figured maybe i had to unmount it first. so i typed in
> umount /dev/cdrom
> 
> it told me it wasnt mounted. curiouser and curiouser. tried to mount the
> cdrom and it said it couldnt mount it because "/dev/cdrom is not a valid
> block device"
> 
> ack!! what do i do?? i was able to get the cdrom out via poking a paper
> clip into the lil button off to the right of te cd entry tray and force
> it out (i hate doing that).
> 
> anyone know what i can do? its impossible that YDL cant use the cdrom
> since it used the cdrom to install the darn thing. im using a bondi blue
> imac, 500MHz, 256mb ram.
> 
> thanks,
> 
> ryan
> 
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