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From: j@bonnie.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: CD-ROM "device not configured"  (Need help)
Date: 21 Aug 1995 13:16:05 +0200
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Paul Schurwing <paul@sierra.net> wrote:

>I am using an Adaptes 1542CF controller, and a Toshiba TXM4101 CDROM
>drive.  The Adaptec obviuosly works, because it talks fine to my SCSI
>drive.  When I attempt to mount the CD drive I get "device not
>configured".  I am using the command:
>
>   mount_cd9660 /dev/cd0a /cdrom

(Btw., the generic mount interface would be:

	mount -t cd9660 -r /dev/cd0a /cdrom

It will in turn call mount_cd9660.  The -r is read/only, you'll need
this for a CD.)

>Clearly, I am doing something wrong.  What is it?

Is your CD detected at boot time?
-- 
cheers, J"org                      private:   joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de
                                   http://www.sax.de/~joerg/

Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)