Lilo and it's Drivers

[Geek Boy]

Okay I'm new with Linux and I found out how to make the CD-ROMs,CD-RW,and Floppy drivers to work (can't found how to mount them).
So how can I can I get it to work(mounting the drive)
I have corel linux OS
Thanks


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Doug Bunker

[gaffo]

haven't used linux in almost 2-yrs, but will try to rem. you need to use the mount command to access the drives "mnt"?. you also need to set up your divice files under the "dev" directory - (i.e. /dev/cdrom /dev/"floppy" (which is really /dev/fd0) when you look at the "dev" directory you will see the modem, floppy (fd0), harddrives (ide0, ide1), and cdrom (cdrom). you need to make a "link" (i.e. "ln" filename1 filename2) and also the mount directory for the floppy and cdrom.


so first - look at "dev" directory and see whats there.

then make a "mount" directory with all the devices you wish to access (including any windows partions on your hadddrive)- the separate devices under the mount directory are also directories (so - you got the "Dev" directory with the device files, and the mount directory with the device subdirectories.

now you need to link the device files to the /mount/Cdrom (CDrom file to CDrom dir etcc...same for floppies etc...) using the "ln" command.

so when you mount your CDrom for example, the directory cdrom (under the mount dir.) will have all the files on the CD if you "ls" list it)- same for other devices. basically by linking the device files you've made device directories that you can access is if they are the devices themselves. Note you should "unmount" any device you are done using, i don't know if you can mount more than one device at once - sorry - i really can't remember that much - its been awile since i used linux.

[itallushrt]

in a nut shell:

mount /dev/cdrom/ /mnt/cdrom/

that is just a example...substitute whatever the device is for /cdrom/

for more help with linux and unix variants visit www.linuxpeople.cc or #linuxpeople on irc.dal.net

[itallushrt]

OH almost forgot...to unmount the newly mounted device use:

umount /mnt/cdrom/ etc...

that is umount not uNmount

[Geek Boy]

I'm very new I got it 2 days ago,so were do I put the command line in?

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Doug Bunker

[gaffo]

linux is like DOS --- except a lot more difficult to understand (its really unix). if you know DOS well - how it works (autoexec, config, io.sys, etc...) linux will be easyier to learn. fortunately i learned DOS back in 95 (the commands, making directories, the vital files, executables, and memory menagement (XMS,EMS,HMA etc..)(note: memory managment is not important for linux-only was for DOS). ALL the DOS commands for avaliable under linux (maybe spelled a little diff. - but esecially the same). if you know only windows you WILL have a tough time learning linux. I really suggest that you use the DOS built in windows and get compartable with the DOS promt before you even start using linux (and you really need a book (or several) on linux-how it works etc.... and read them before you fiddle with linux. good luck!!!

[gaffo]

actually i learned DOS in 93 and linux (1.2 kernel-slackware2.0 in 95).

[Geek Boy]

I got my first computer in 94 it was the TOP of the line 66MHz 1/2Gb hard drive 5,600RPM and windows 3.11 and that was when I was playing w/ DOS and I so only 6 years old
and dir/w,mem,del

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Doug Bunker

[gammaray51]

You have to enter all of these commands in the command line. Generally if you dont know how to do something, see if there is a manpage for that function. forinstance
man mount
for mounting drives. Linux is somewhat easy to use.. the syntax is the hardest part along with Learning them all, like the everusefull tcpdump