How to mount a CD ROM from a USB CD ROM drive on Ubuntu 10.04.3 server

Solution 1:

You can glean the device name with "list hardware" (lshw):

sudo lshw -short

Output something like this:

H/W path               Device      Class       Description
==========================================================
/0/100/1f.2/0          /dev/cdrom  disk        DVD+-RW GSA-H31L
/0/100/1f.2/1          /dev/sda    disk        750GB ST3750640AS

Or maybe pipe to less if there is too much output:

sudo lshw -short | less

Solution 2:

On Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS it is as easy as:

$ sudo mount /dev/sr0 /media/cdrom

To unmount, type:

$ sudo umount /media/cdrom

Solution 3:

TRY

    sudo su
    mount /dev/scd0 /mnt/{custom-name} -t iso9660
    mount /dev/scd0 /mnt/{custom-name} -t udf

OR

mount /dev/sr0 /mnt/{custom-name} -t udf
mount /dev/sr0 /mnt/{custom-name} -t iso9660

To Check

ls -l /dev/{cd,dvd}*

Output

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 2012-01-29 16:58 /dev/cdrom -> sr0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 2012-01-29 16:58 /dev/cdrw -> sr0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 2012-01-29 16:58 /dev/dvd -> sr0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 2012-01-29 16:58 /dev/dvdrw -> sr0

Solution 4:

Type blkid to see a list of devices attached to your computer.

then type:

$ mount /dev/sdc1 cdrom

change sdc1 to the name of your usb stick as listed in blkid. e.g. sdc0, sdc2, etc