You need to use the mount command to mount a CD-ROM or DVD disk under a Linux operating systems. First, you need to insert the CD or DVD in the server / laptop or desktop drive. Next, type the following mount command as the root use to mount discs. [donotprint]
| Tutorial details | |
|---|---|
| Difficulty level | Easy |
| Root privileges | Yes |
| Requirements | None |
| Est. reading time | 2m |
Finding out your CD/DVD names in Linux
Use the following command to find out the name Of DVD / CD-ROM / Writer / Blu-ray device on a Linux based system:
# lsblk
OR
# dmesg | egrep -i --color 'cdrom|dvd|cd/rw|writer'
Sample outputs (/dev/sr0):
[ 5.437164] sr0: scsi3-mmc drive: 24x/24x writer dvd-ram cd/rw xa/form2 cdda tray
[ 5.437307] cdrom: Uniform CD-ROM driver Revision: 3.20
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
Verify that CD/DVD mounted at the /cdrom or /mnt/cdrom, enter:
mount df
/cdrom or /mnt/cdrom represents the mount point of the CD or DVD. To view or browse CD or DVD, enter:
ls -l /cdrom cd /cdrom ls
To copy a file called foo.txt to the /tmp, enter:
cd /cdrom cp -v foo.txt /tmp
OR
cp -v /cdrom/foo.txt /tmp
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
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Sometimes the relevant device is
, not cdrom.
sometimes it is even /dev/sr0
It all depends on your linux flavour
WOW
So after lsblk how do you know the cdrom’s name?
Can you be clear please?
How do you then mount it?
Finally got it after 3 hours.
I’m a windows guy.
Yours is the best i’ve seen, requires some effort but still the best.
Thank you for guidance
If you are mounting a cdrw instead of a cdrom, you probably also want to change the -o ro option to -o rw. That way you’ll be able to write to it as well as read from it.
Newbie needs help!
Hello, installed Ubuntu with USB, now trying to remove and install Lubuntu with LiveCD. What am I doing wrong? Thank you!
lsblk response:
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
sda 8:0 0 37.3G 0 disk
├─sda1 8:1 0 36.8G 0 part /
├─sda2 8:2 0 1K 0 part
└─sda5 8:5 0 502M 0 part [SWAP]
dmesg | egrep -i –color ‘cdrom|dvd|cd/rw|writer’ response:
[ 1.430327] sr0: scsi3-mmc drive: 48x/48x cd/rw xa/form2 cdda tray
[ 1.430335] cdrom: Uniform CD-ROM driver Revision: 3.20
sr0 11:0 1 1024M 0 rom
sudo mount -t iso9660 -o ro /dev/sr0 /mnt/cdrom response with cd installed in drive:
mount: no medium found on /dev/sr0
Very helpful in hosing a RHEL6 on a VM.
Thank you so much