[lug] CDROM mounting woe

Wed Nov 14 14:55:19 MST 2001

Problem solved.  See my previous post
http://archive.lug.boulder.co.us/bymonth/2001.11/msg00305.html

> I don't know if the following problem is related to
> the CDROM install failures I mentioned in my previous
> post
> (http://archive.lug.boulder.co.us/bymonth/2001.10/msg00968.html),
> but perhaps it is, hence the reference.
> 
> I've done 3-4 fresh installs of RH7.2, and haven't
> been able to mount the CDROM with any of them.  The
> CDROM still works with my 6.2 hard drive.  Here's the
> error I get:
> 
> # mount /dev/cdrom
> mount: /dev/cdrom is not a valid block device
> 
> 
> Here's what fstab has (the floppy works):
> 
> # cat /etc/fstab
> <snip>
> /dev/cdrom              /mnt/cdrom             
> iso9660 noauto,owner,kudzu,ro 0 0
> /dev/fd0                /mnt/floppy             auto  
>  noauto,owner,kudzu 0 0
> 
> 
> Here's what the devices look like:
> 
> # ls -al /dev/cdrom
> lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root            8 Oct 29
> 23:28 /dev/cdrom -> /dev/hdd
> # 
> # ls -al /dev/hdd
> brw-------    1 install  disk      22,  64 Aug 30
> 14:30 /dev/hdd
> 
> 
> Here's where the problem seems to be first detected:
> 
> # cat /var/log/messages
> <snip>
> Oct 29 23:29:03 localhost login(pam_unix)[1023]:
> session opened for user install by LOGIN(uid=0)
> Oct 29 23:29:03 localhost  -- install[1023]: LOGIN ON
> tty1 BY install
> Oct 29 23:29:29 localhost su(pam_unix)[1081]: session
> opened for user root by install(uid=500)
> Oct 29 23:29:33 localhost kernel: ide-floppy driver
> 0.97
> Oct 29 23:29:33 localhost insmod:
> /lib/modules/2.4.7-10/kernel/drivers/ide/ide-cd.o:
> insmod ide-cd failed
> Oct 29 23:29:33 localhost kernel: hdd: driver not
> present
> Oct 29 23:31:43 localhost su(pam_unix)[1081]: session
> closed for user root
> Oct 29 23:31:47 localhost kernel: ide-floppy driver
> 0.97
> Oct 29 23:31:47 localhost insmod:
> /lib/modules/2.4.7-10/kernel/drivers/ide/ide-cd.o:
> insmod ide-cd failed
> Oct 29 23:31:47 localhost kernel: hdd: driver not
> present
> [last 3 lines repeated about 30 more times plus other
> startup stuff plus more failed attempts to load
> ide-cd...]
> 
> 
> Here's what the drivers/ide and drivers/block
> directories look like (I noticed that the ide-cd
> driver is now in the ide directory instead of in the
> block directory like it was with RH6.2):
> 
> # ls -al /lib/modules/2.4.7-10/kernel/drivers/ide
> total 160
> drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root         4096 Oct 29
> 05:26 .
> drwxr-xr-x   25 root     root         4096 Oct 29
> 05:26 ..
> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root         6532 Sep  6
> 15:35 ataraid.o
> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root         7444 Sep  6
> 15:35 hptraid.o
> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root        42588 Sep  6
> 15:35 ide-cd.o
> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root         6152 Sep  6
> 15:35 ide-cs.o
> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root        70884 Sep  6
> 15:35 ide-tape.o
> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root         7692 Sep  6
> 15:35 pdcraid.o
> # 
> # ls -al /lib/modules/2.4.7-10/kernel/drivers/block
> total 212
> drwxr-xr-x    3 root     root         4096 Oct 29
> 05:26 .
> drwxr-xr-x   25 root     root         4096 Oct 29
> 05:26 ..
> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root        29084 Sep  6
> 15:34 cciss.o
> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root        28440 Sep  6
> 15:34 cpqarray.o
> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root        82428 Sep  6
> 15:34 DAC960.o
> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root        15748 Sep  6
> 15:34 loop.o
> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root        11324 Sep  6
> 15:34 nbd.o
> drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root         4096 Oct 29
> 05:26 paride
> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root        23504 Sep  6
> 15:34 xd.o
> 
> 
> Here's what happens if I try to load the same cd
> driver module that works in RH6.2:
> 
> # /sbin/insmod
> /lib/modules/2.4.7-10/kernel/drivers/ide/ide-cd.o
> ide/ide-cd.o: unresolved symbol
> unregister_cdrom_R94f2f104
> ide/ide-cd.o: unresolved symbol
> cdrom_mode_sense_R2001c4a1
> ide/ide-cd.o: unresolved symbol
> cdrom_get_last_written_Ra27af6fe
> ide/ide-cd.o: unresolved symbol
> cdrom_mode_select_R1f88a106
> ide/ide-cd.o: unresolved symbol
> init_cdrom_command_Rfacde1b5
> ide/ide-cd.o: unresolved symbol cdrom_fops_R5849550a
> ide/ide-cd.o: unresolved symbol
> cdrom_number_of_slots_R72c4d34f
> ide/ide-cd.o: unresolved symbol
> register_cdrom_R8898dca8
> 
> 
> I searched on "insmod ide-cd failed" at RedHat.com and
> none of the 4 results it came back with were for this
> problem.  I also tried variations on that search, but
> still couldn't find the same problem addressed.  Does
> anyone have an idea how to fix this problem?

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