How to Mount CD-ROM in Linux
Finding out your CD/DVD names in Linux
hdc: VMware Virtual IDE CDROM Drive, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
hdc: ATAPI 1X DVD-ROM DVD-R-RAM CD-R/RW drive, 32kB Cache, UDMA(33)
Syntax to mount DVD / CDROM in Linux
The syntax is:
# mount -t iso9660 -o ro /dev/deviceName /path/to/mount/point
Create a mount point, type mkdir command as follows:
# mkdir -p /mnt/cdrom
Mount /dev/cdrom or /dev/sr0 as follows:
# mount -t iso9660 -o ro /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
OR
# mount -t iso9660 -o ro /dev/sr0 /mnt/cdrom
How do I unmount CD-ROM or DVD on Linux?
Type the following command as the root user:
# umount /cdrom
OR
# umount /dev/cdrom
OR
# umount /mnt/cdrom