Using Your CD Drive

Mounting and Unmounting a CD

6.Double click on the Disk Devices icon.

The following screen message is displayed: Scanning the system’s hardware...

The Disk and File Systems window opens containing a list of devices installed in this system. From the list of devices, choose the CD drive you would like to configure as a file system by clicking on the device to highlight it.

7.Click on Add in the Actions menu. For this example you will select the item Not Using the Logical Volume Manager. However, you can select any appropriate item from the Actions menu.

8.Enter the mount directory name (for example, /disk1) in the Mount Directory field of the Add Disk without LVM window.

9.Click on the Modify Defaults... button. In the Modify Defaults window, select the Read Only item from the Access button menu. Next, unselect the Create New File System item by clicking on it. Exit the Modify Defaults window by clicking on the OK button.

10.Click on the OK button in the Add Disk without LVM window. You will need to wait for a short time for the CD to be mounted. When the Add Disk without LVM window disappears and CDFS appears in the Use column of the Disk and File Systems window, you have mounted the CD.

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