[NTLUG:Discuss] kernel sees CDROM on /dev/hdc during bootup, but can't mount it..

[Richard Geoffrion]

During installation (of Slackware 7.1) the computer is able to boot off of
the CDROM drive, and successfully scan the /dev/hdc  EIDE CDROM drive during
the kernel load, but when it comes time to mount the drive I get the error
message:

mount: special device /dev/hdc does not exist

A quick look in  /dev shows only

/dev/hda
/dev/hda1
and
/dev/hda2

I have tried the CDROM as Pri/Slave, Sec/Master, and even Sec/Slave but
nothing works.

What is next?

Slackware 7.1 on a Pentium 200 with a 2 gig IDE drive and an EIDE ATAPI
CDROM drive.

HELP !!!

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