[QCLUG] mount: /dev/hdb: can't read superblock

[Mark Riedesel]

Audio CDs can't be mounted, they technically don't contain a
filesystem, just multiple tracks of audio data.

If you can play the CD in your car, then it is most likely an audio cd

On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 10:52 AM,  <robmohr@earthnet.net> wrote:
> Hello lug,
>
>
>  I did the following:
>
>  root:/# mount /dev/hdb /media/cdrom
>
>  and the response after hearing the drive cycle whick-whick  whick-whick
>
>  is the following:
>
>  mount: block device /dev/hdb is write-protected, mounting read-only
>  mount: /dev/hdb: can't read superblock
>
>  And ls -l of /media/cdrom is empty
>
>
>  Previous to all of the above I vi'd the fstab file as root the the
> following line edit addition:
>
>  /dev/hdb /media/cdrom iso9660 ro,user 00
>
>  The question is what does "can't read superblock" mean with respect the the
> activity of manually mounting a cdrom disc?
>
>  Mohr
>
>
>
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