Re: tlug: RE: Mounting my cdrom's

[Scott Stone <sstone@example.com>]

On Mon, 26 Oct 1998, Darren Cook wrote:

> >> 2.When I try "mount /mnt/cdrom" I get this error:
> >>   mount: fs type iso9660 not supported by kernel
> >
> >Uh oohhhh, time to recompile the kernel with support for iso9660 (can this be
> >done as a loadable module?) Don't worry, recompiling kernels isn't that bad
> >unless you've got a wierd hardware set-up.
> 
> I've not done anything yet, so is it easier to wipe the disk and reinstall
> (*)? But why should the kernel not have cd support when I installed from
> CD, and tried to avoid selecting/unselecting anything special?
> 
> Darren
> 
> *: There are other problems as well - X fails (I probably guessed the wrong
> video card), and the only ping that works is 127.0.0.1, so maybe I'll end
> up reinstalling anyway?

possibly.  doesn't Redhat's installer autodetect this kind of thing?  My
TL installer does, but maybe you've got some kind of weird setup (ie, VLB,
perhaps?) that can't be autoprobed easily..?

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