cd drives and red hat 7.2

[Mike Distefano]

The command is depmod -ae

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Mike Distefano [mailto:mdistefano at mjtek.com]
>Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 1:06 PM
>To: 'kclug at kclug.org'
>Subject: RE: cd drives and red hat 7.2
>
>
>I had the same problem when I installed RH 7.2 on a laptop.  I 
>don't remember the exact command but it is documented on the 
>RH web site.  Search the RH 7.2 support web site for CD-ROM.
>
>When I get home I'll look to see if I have it documented or 
>boot up the laptop and see if its still in the command history.
>
>Mike Distefano, MJ Technologies, Inc.
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: owner-kclug at marauder.illiana.net
>>[mailto:owner-kclug at marauder.illiana.net]On Behalf Of Steve King
>>Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 10:47 AM
>>To: kclug at kclug.org
>>Subject: cd drives and red hat 7.2
>>
>>
>>
>>If anyone could help I would appreciate it.
>>
>>First off, I just installed RH 7.2 via CD, after it's finished 
>>with the 
>>install
>>it ejects the cd and reboots.  After the reboot, I log in as 
>root, and 
>>attempt
>>to mount the cd drive.  It gives various errors.  The drive is 
>>an HP 8200
>>cd writer.  Mandrake has no problem with finding and mouting 
>the drive,
>>but I prefer to use RH. For some reason it is not detecting the drive 
>>correctly,
>>if at all.
>>
>>Steve
>>
>>
>>
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