CD drive fails to show contents -- Problem solved

[Benjamin Sher]

Robin Laing wrote:

> Benjamin Sher wrote:
>
>> Dear friends:
>>
>> I did install my Scientific Linux system from data CD's, using my 
>> CD/CDWriter drive (hdc). But now it turns out that I cannot transfer 
>> any of my data files from a data CD to my computer using my 
>> CD/CDWriter drive. I can only do it using my DVD drive, whose 
>> contents show up correctly in File Manager.
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>> Benjamin
>>
>
> What make and models of drives, please?  This could help resolve the 
> issue quicker.
>
> I can only agree that the drive cannot support the media.  Note, there 
> is an issue with CD-RW's that I only learned about a few weeks ago and 
> being able to be written/read in certain drives and this has to do 
> with the speed of the drive.
>
> For the cost of CD's, it isn't work the cost of CD-RW's anymore, 
> except for test burns.
>
Dear Robin:

Problem solved!

First, mount /dev/hdc as follows:

#mount /dev/hdc -t iso9660 /media/cdrecorder

That's it. That does it for data files. For music files, no need to do 
anything. Just play the CD on KSCD or any other CD player.

Thanks.

Benjamin