cdrom won't mount with var. files

[Jason Clinton]

Duane Attaway wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 13 Nov 2002, rod holcomb wrote:
> 
> 
>>Does any of this help???
>>Nov 13 14:33:00 cbat kernel: ide-floppy driver 0.97
>>Nov 13 14:33:01 cbat insmod: /lib/modules/2.4.7-10/kernel/drivers/ide/ide-cd.o: insmod ide-cd 
failed
>>Nov 13 14:33:01 cbat kernel: hdc: driver not present
> 
> 
> It can't find the module.  Its missing.  Somehow, you need to insmod or
> modprobe this driver.  If you manually do it, it should mount.
> 

It's slightly disturbing that this modules is not present. You may have 
a much bigger issue on your hands (like an incomplete installation).