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

[Richard Geoffrion]

From: "Stephen Klein" <jaguar at imagin.net>


> As far as I know, Slackware still uses the old static /dev filesystem,
> instead of the new dynamic system that the 2.4 kernel is supposed to
> support.  It sounds like that for some reason all of these files did not
> get installed.

This is a fresh install. There is nothing on the hard drive.  I can't GET
anything on the hard drive if I can't do the install

>
> Maybe I can help you fix it.  Since you just installed it, I would
> recommend that you just reboot off of the CDROM and reinstall,

I'm booting off of the Slack 7.1 install.iso CD.



>  making sure to select the 'devs' package in the 'A' series (base system
> packages).
>
>
> If you don't want to reinstall, you can try this:
>
> Run 'setup' from the command line.  Once you've selected your source
> (install CDROM).

See ..that is just the problem...I CAN'T select my source!  it fails.

so now what?

> Stephen Klein
>
> Richard Geoffrion wrote:
> >
> > 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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