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Block devices:
2 fd
8 sd
11 sr
In this example, the device number 11 refers to the SCSI CD-ROM drive. If you linked in a
kernel for a Matsushita CD-ROM, for example, there would be a line in the file that looks
like the following:
25 sbpcd
The numbers in the first column are the major device numbers; the second column has the
device driver initials. Check the device numbers you created and compare them to this file.
If the major device number is not listed, the CD-ROM driver is not linked to the kernel.
Rebuild the kernel.
Check the Device
If the device drivers are linked into the kernel and the CD-ROM device has been mounted
but you can't see anything on the disk, try the following command and watch the light on
the CD-ROM faceplate that indicates drive activity:
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