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From: dg <dg@××××××××××.ru>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] CD trouble - can't read linux discs.
Date: Fri, 04 Aug 2006 22:35:27
Message-Id: 200608050229.55134.dg@kaboom.spb.ru
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] CD trouble - can't read linux discs. by Ed Jabbour
1 On Saturday 05 August 2006 01:20, Ed Jabbour wrote:
2 > (Sent to gentoo-laptop by mistake. Sorry if you get this twice.)
3 >
4 > Both Desktop and laptop run gentoo. Desk will boot or mount a knoppix or
5 > other live cd. Lap, however, will do neither - mount returns "bad
6 > superblock." The lap, strangely enough, will mount and read a Scrabble
7 > disc for Windoze. Same with file -s; reads Scrabble fine, but barfs on the
8 > knoppix. Any hints or pointers on where on the lap's gentoo system to look
9 > for the difference in behaviour greatly appreciated. Thanks.
10 >
11 > --
12
13 Can you read (without mounting) knoppix cd on the laptop with something like
14 dd if=<your_cd_device> of=/dev/null ?
15 --
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Re: [gentoo-user] CD trouble - can't read linux discs. Ed Jabbour <ejbr@×××××××.net>