DVD doesn't mount, but writing works fine.

[Kim Lux]

In case it matters, the data on the DVD is a backup of the hard drive on
the machine - text files, open office files, etc.   

On Mon, 2005-10-17 at 15:44 -0600, Kim Lux wrote:
> I'm running FC4 with all the updates.  Generally it works great.  I can
> write DVDs without errors using K3B.
> 
> However, I can't mount a DVD for reading.  Selecting "Mount" on the "CD
> Recorder" icon on the desktop yields:
> 
> "mount: I could not determine the filesystem type, and none was
> specified Please check that the disk is entered correctly." 
> 
> I've tried this with both a Rocky Ridge and Joliet formated DVDs as well
> as a 3rd party commercial DVD. 
> 
> Double clicking the "CD Recorder" icon yields:
> 
> Could not mount device.
> The reported error was:
> mount: I could not determine the filesystem type, and none was specified
> 
> Doing it manually:
> 
> mount /dev/hdc -tjfs tmp
> mount: block device /dev/hdc is write-protected, mounting read-only
> mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/hdc,
>        missing codepage or other error
> 
> Any idea what could be causing this problem ?
> 
> 
> -- 
> Kim Lux,  Diesel Research Inc.
> 
> 
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Kim Lux,  Diesel Research Inc.