[ydl-gen] CDROM question

[Luke Scharf]

Brian Heibert wrote:
> Hi, I am new to the list
>
> A couple of questions 
>
> How can I get my iMac's CD tray to open so I can put a cd in it
> in Yellow Dog Linux 4.1
>
> when I try clicking on the CD/DVD-ROM icon in the desktop
> I get this message:
>
> Could not mount device.
> The reported error was:
>
> mount: can't find /mnt/cdrom in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab
>
> I assume it's because there is no CD in the drive
>
> The iMac's eject key on the keyboard doesn't do anything it appears in
> Linux
>   

I don't use the GUI for such things, so I can't speak to it.

However, the CD-ROMs are mounted in /media -- usually /media/cdrom or 
/media/cdrecorder.

To actually use the CD, you'll want to run "mount /media/cdrecorder".

To eject a CD from the command line, just type "eject" (and hit enter), 
and the drive should open.  If you want to be more specific, you can 
"eject /dev/cdrom" -- or, if a CD is mounted, you can use "eject 
/media/cdrecorder".

This system is so convenient that I rarely use the GUI for anything 
other than arranging Terminal, Firefox, and Thunderbird windows -- it's 
just too much work to reach for the mouse when most of my real-work is 
done most conveniently on the command-line...  :-)

-Luke

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