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#1 (**permalink**) 01-05-2008, 05:47 AM

When I try "mount -rv cdrfs /dev/cd0 /cdrom" as root (running AIX.4.3.3) I
get
mount: : 0506-324 Cannot mount /dev/cd0 on /cdrom: The device is not ready
for operation.
When I use "smit installp" to attemp to install filesets from the CD I get
mount: : 0511-126 Cannot open /dev/cd0: The device is not ready for
operation.
The same thing goes for other CDs that I'm trying to read. It also happens
in another 390. The same CDs read fine in later machines such as 44Ps.
How can I read these 'new' CDs on this 'old' machine?

Alternatively, I mounted the CD on another machine as /cdrom, exported that,
and on the 390 tried to NFS-mount it as /cdrom, but that failed
mount: 1831-011 access denied for dilbert:/cdrom
If I unmount the cdrom on dilbert I can NFS-mount the /cdrom file system
fine on the 390.
How do I get around this one?

TIA
Jeffrey

#2 (**permalink**) 01-05-2008, 05:47 AM

"Jeffrey Ross" <jeffrey.rossATairways.co.nz@no.spam> wrote in message
news:42080b8a$1@news.iconz.co.nz...
> When I try "mount -rv cdrfs /dev/cd0 /cdrom" as root (running AIX.4.3.3) I
> get
> mount: : 0506-324 Cannot mount /dev/cd0 on /cdrom: The device is not ready
> for operation.
<snip>

Turned out to be a faulty CD drive. Looked like it was working but wasn't.

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