Subject: Problems mounting CD-ROM
To: None <Amiga@sun-Lamp.cs.berkeley.edu>
From: Mattias Johansson <Mattias.Johansson@f705.n203.z2.fidonet.cd.chalmers.se>
List: amiga
Date: 11/15/1994 01:46:24
I have the Meeting Pearls CD witch includes a NetBSD tree like this:

Directory of meeting_pearls_i:netbsd

...

Directory of meeting_pearls_i:netbsd/contrib
  ------rwed    <Dir>  09-Jul-94 20:47:45  bsd
  ------rwed      632  26-Jun-94 00:48:11  bsd.info
Directory of meeting_pearls_i:netbsd/contrib/bsd
  ------rwed    <Dir>  09-Jul-94 20:47:45  gnu
  ------rwed      632  26-Jun-94 00:48:12  gnu.info
Directory of meeting_pearls_i:netbsd/contrib/bsd/gnu
  ------rwed 15534080  23-Maj-94 00:54:00  emacs-19.22.tar
  ------rwed      418  23-Maj-94 04:21:58  readme.gnu
  ------rwed      429  09-Jun-94 17:12:02  readme.gnu.info
  ------rwed 17438720  22-Maj-94 22:55:34  usr_gnu.tar
Directory of meeting_pearls_i:netbsd/contrib/bsd
  ------rwed    <Dir>  09-Jul-94 20:48:10  misc
  ------rwed      632  26-Jun-94 00:48:12  misc.info
Directory of meeting_pearls_i:netbsd/contrib/bsd/misc
  ------rwed      468  23-Maj-94 03:42:47  atcsh.readme
  ------rwed      429  09-Jun-94 17:11:04  atcsh.readme.info
  ------rwed   339488  23-Maj-94 03:42:48  atcsh.tar.z
  ------rwed      339  23-Maj-94 03:42:54  axe-5.1.readme
  ------rwed      429  09-Jun-94 17:11:04  axe-5.1.readme.info
  ------rwed   105690  23-Maj-94 03:42:54  axe-5.1.tgz
  ------rwed   982275  23-Maj-94 03:43:05  cvs-1.3.tar.gz
  ------rwed   273815  23-Maj-94 03:43:06  diff-2.3.tgz
  ------rwed  1651349  23-Maj-94 03:43:17  gcc-2.5.8.tar.gz
  ------rwed     8044  23-Maj-94 03:43:17  gdb-4.11-amigabsd-diffs.gz
  ------rwed   348011  23-Maj-94 03:43:18  gdb-4.11.gz
  ------rwed  3683340  23-Maj-94 03:43:42  gdb411bu23.tar.gz
  ------rwed  1612778  23-Maj-94 03:43:49  grofflibg++bin.tar.gz
  ------rwed     5613  23-Maj-94 03:43:50  joe-1.0.8.readme
  ------rwed      429  09-Jun-94 17:11:04  joe-1.0.8.readme.info
  ------rwed    95081  23-Maj-94 03:43:50  joe-1.0.8.tar.gz
  ------rwed       81  23-Maj-94 03:43:51  lha-1.00.readme
  ------rwed      429  09-Jun-94 17:11:04  lha-1.00.readme.info
  ------rwed    24410  23-Maj-94 03:43:51  lha-1.00.tar.gz
  ------rwed      809  23-Maj-94 03:43:54  perl-4.036.readme
  ------rwed      429  09-Jun-94 17:11:04  perl-4.036.readme.info
  ------rwed   907010  23-Maj-94 03:43:58  perl-4.036.tar.gz
  ------rwed      525  23-Maj-94 03:43:58  pico.readme
  ------rwed      429  09-Jun-94 17:11:04  pico.readme.info
  ------rwed    86573  23-Maj-94 03:43:59  pico.tar.gz
  ------rwed   268309  23-Maj-94 03:44:02  rcs-5.6.0.1.tgz
  ------rwed      234  23-Maj-94 04:18:13  readme.misc
  ------rwed      429  09-Jun-94 17:11:04  readme.misc.info
  ------rwed    81920  23-Maj-94 03:44:03  scr.tar
  ------rwed  1786706  23-Maj-94 03:44:13  tex.tar.z
Directory of meeting_pearls_i:netbsd/contrib/bsd
  ------rwed      428  23-Maj-94 04:17:45  readme.contrib-bsd
  ------rwed      429  09-Jun-94 17:06:47  readme.contrib-bsd.info
  ------rwed    <Dir>  09-Jul-94 20:46:42  x11
  ------rwed      632  26-Jun-94 00:48:11  x11.info
Directory of meeting_pearls_i:netbsd/contrib/bsd/x11
  ------rwed     1244  23-Maj-94 04:22:30  readme.x11r5
  ------rwed      429  09-Jun-94 17:12:41  readme.x11r5.info
  ------rwed  8733011  22-Maj-94 19:21:14  x11r5.tar.gz
  ------rwed  1476951  22-Maj-94 18:48:34  x11_dist.tar.gz

...

Directory of meeting_pearls_i:netbsd/usr
  ------rwed      598  23-Maj-94 04:27:44  readme.usr
  ------rwed      429  09-Jun-94 17:22:51  readme.usr.info
  ------rwed 40069120  22-Maj-94 23:15:51  usr.tar
  ------rwed  4850178  23-Maj-94 05:11:37  usr_src_sys.tar.gz
 63404 Blocks, 129,529,166 Bytes used in 246 files

Among other files...

The installation script suggests that You should install /usr from the CD-ROM
by :

- starting NetBSD 
- mounting the proper HD-partition 
- then mounting the CD-ROM 
- and finally untar the usr.tar file to the HD.

This is a great idea but i am having trouble mounting my CD-drive. It is a NEC
Multispin 2Xi ( Model CDR-201 on label) and I have a IVS Trumpcard SCSI board
witch works great with my Quantum HDs.

This is what i get when i try to mount it:

# mount /dev/cd0 /usr  ( The CD-ROM is listed as cd0 in the startup info)
Cannot mount: Not supported by device (Or whatever, the context is the same at
least...)

I am ni guru of unix (well i hope to be some day) so i would appreciate any
help very much.

Yours greatfully

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