>>>>> "Eric" == Eric Fox <eric@fox.phoenix.az.us> writes:

    Eric> Thanks, but the response was the same:

    Eric> red:# mount -o ro -t cd9660 /dev/cd0a /mnt
    Eric> mount_cd9660:  Input/output error

What kind of CD do you try to mount? I can remember a similar
situation where I tried to mount a multisession CD on an old toshiba
CD-ROM drive which was not able to handle this kind of CD's...