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7.3. When I try to mount a CDROM, I get a ``Device not configured'' error. What's going on?

This generally means that there is no CDROM in the CDROM drive. Feed the drive something.

Frequently Asked Questions for FreeBSD 2.X : Miscellaneous Questions : When I try to mount a CDROM, I get a ``Device not configured'' error. What's going on?
Previous: How do I mount a CDROM? I've tried using mount(8), but it keeps on giving me an error like, ``/dev/cd0a on /mnt: Incorrect super block.''
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