Got it working.  Thank you.  I am beginning to understand how this system=

works.  It makes sense that the cd needs to be in the drive!  Logic?  Any=
 way
the -o and ro were the recommended parameters in the NetBSD docs so I use=
d
them.



Berndt Josef Wulf <wulf@ping.net.au> wrote:
> Dr. Rene Hexel wrote
> > Petra Hofmann wrote:
> > =

> > > mount -t cd9660 -o ro /dev/cd0a /cdrom  :Operation not supported by=

device
> > =

> >   I get this error whenever I try to mount my ATAPI CD-ROM without a =
CD
> > inserted.  Try inserting a CD first (and wait for the drive to spin u=
p,
> > just to make sure it's ready).
> > =

> =

> ... or a CD with a filesystem other than iso9660.
> =

> BTW: Is there any reason for the -o ro option? Since a CDROM is always
> read only its use here seem to be a bit of paranoia. It works perfectly=

> without it on alpha and i386 platforms.
> =

> cheerio Berndt
> -- =

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