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How do I get my second CD ROM to work?

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How do I get my second CD ROM to work?

by  AP81  Posted    (Edited  )
I am always asked this question, and it often seems to trip up new users to Linux.

Linux allocates devices like this:

hda: Primary Master HDD
hdb: Primary Slave HDD
hdc: Secondary Master
hdd: Secondary Slave

In your /etc/fstab, you will have a line looking like this:

/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660 ro,noauto 0 0

To add a second drive, just copy your current entry for your CD ROM and modify it, eg:

/dev/hdd /mnt/cdrom2 iso9660 ro,noauto 0 0

So now you fstab will look something like this:

/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660 ro,noauto 0 0
/dev/hdd /mnt/cdrom2 iso9660 ro,noauto 0 0

Done...your second CD drive will now work.

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