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Hi All
I have checked the forums for this error when attempting to mount my cdrom drive:
"mount error: improperly formatted UNC name. /dev/cdrom does not begin with \\ or //
No ip address specified and hostname not found
mount: mounting /dev/cdrom on /media/cdrom failed: Input/output error
I checked the file dev/cdrom and I attempted to open it with Leafpad, but I got in i/o error there too. Any thoughts?
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To mount a cd in your cdrom drive, in a terminal, as the root operator, type
mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom
(Your cdrom drive might be called /dev/sr0 so change the first part accordingly.)
Once a cd has been mounted you will be able to see its contents to use. All content will be 'owned' by the root user by using this command, but it is the quickest way to get you up & running. 
Thanx but no dice; I get the same error message: there is no /dev/sr0. I tried /dev/cdrom and /dev/sr1, but got the same error message
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@xoanan
Which version of Slitat do you use? (uname -a)
In Slitaz 4 the cdrom-drives are named hdX
Try:
dmesg | grep hd
to identify your cdrom-drive
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It is Slitaz 4. As far as dmesg goes, I got a "zoo" of errors. See the text file .
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Your cdrom drive is hdc according to your text file, so try
mount /dev/hdc /media/cdrom.
(Make sure the drawer is closed.)
Command to identify the optical drive device name.
[c]grep "drive name" < /proc/sys/dev/cdrom/info | cut -f3[/c]
I would try a different mount point.
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Well it says "hdc", and its in the dev folder. I tried to mount it but I got the same error message as above.
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I checked the "mount device" option on the main menu and it seems to think that there is something there, in this case an ISO image, but there isn't anything in the drive at all.
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Do you mean the iso9660 (in the Type column) inside Mountbox.?
This means that
ISO 9660 is the standard file system for CD-ROMs
--> there isn't anything in the drive <--
Excuse this dumb Question but have you tried to mount the drive with a well known,
( as good ), data-CD in it.?
..because one can only mount Filesystems not Drives.
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Well I have tried 3 blank cds so far.
That's an interesting point. I am loading blank cds so I can burn some info on them. I shouldn't have to mount them in this case. Am I right?
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BTW, I just rebooted and media/cdrom still has the root menu in it. Weird.
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Now we see what your problem is, you are trying to mount a blank cd that does not have a filesystem on it.
If you are going to write to a blank cd you need to create an .iso file first to be able to write it to the cd. This is done with a program made for the purpose. There are quite a few graphical ones.
Also, you will not be able to see any filesystem on a music cd as they use a different system to access the music data.
Not exactly; I am attempting to burn an update for my xbox onto a cd, but apparently my pc is not seeing the blank cd for some reason.
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Hmm.. I am using Brasero now rather than the default app. I am having more luck with it. Looks like that didi the trick
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