Re: [TCLUG:5734] No cdrom after a kernel compile...

[pani@frontiernet.net]

Try and see if there are messages about the cdrom driver when the kernel
boots up. Or look at the output of "dmesg" after you boot up and see if 
the cdrom is recognized under /dev/hdc.

Or see if you can load the mitsumi cd driver. I think it might be called
mcd. After you boot up, do a "modprobe mcd" and see if your cdrom is 
recognized. Hope this helps..
sandipan

David Royer wrote:
> 
> I finally got around to trying to build my own kernel.  Aside from some
> expected troubles with my sound card everything seemed to work
> fine...accept I cannot mount my cdrom drive.  Even with my redhat 5.2
> install I cannot mount (I tried to be very careful to not overwrite my old
> config...like Ben suggested).  I get the following message when I try to
> mount the device:
> 
> $ mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
> mount: the kernel does not recognize /dev/cdrom as a block device
>        (maybe 'insmod driver'?)
> 
> $ mount /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom
> mount: the kernel does not recognize /dev/hdc as a block device
>        (maybe 'insmod driver'?)
> 
> Doing an 'ls -l' on /dev/hdc (which /dev/cdrom is linked to) gives the
> following:
> brw-rw-rw-   1 root     disk      22,   0 May  5  1998 /dev/hdc
> 
> Any suggestions?  Off hand I don't know the exact specs of the CDROM.  It
> is a Mitsumi that came with my Zeos P133 (Pantera model).
> 
> I could try a reinstall of RH 5.2 but I'd prefer not doing that unless I
> have to.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Dave