You're doing a mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom is that correct? You need to use "su root" in a terminal window and login to mount your cdrom. Chris Desjardins wrote: > Hi- I tried to mount a data cd and it told me that it could not mount > /mnt/cdrom because /dev/cdrom is not a block device! Does anyone know > what this means and how I can fix it? I am screwed right now because > I can't use my cdrom drive at all and my good friends at Dell only > included one drive on this! > Also when I try to mount from my normal user ID it tells me only root > user can mount cds. > Thanks, > Chris > > _________________________________________________________________ > Dream of owning a home? Find out how in the First-time Home Buying > Guide. http://special.msn.com/home/firsthome.armx > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list