Laptop Reccomendation

[Jim Smith]

John L Fjellstad wrote:
> Jim Smith <jim at oz.net> writes:
>
>   
>> Added sr_mod to /etc/modules. That plus cdrom is shown by lsmod.
>> Attempting to mount the disc inserted gives thge following error message:
>>     
>>> mount: special device /dev/scd0 does not exist.
>>>       
>> There must be something else missing.
>> I'll keep trying....
>>     
>
> Is there a sr0 node?  My scsi cdrom system shows up as sr0.
>
>   
There is indeed. Looks like a symlink to /dev/scd0.

> jim at JimsBook:~$ ls -l /dev/sr0
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 2007-03-11 14:43 /dev/sr0 -> scd0
> jim at JimsBook:~$
So what makes the link and why is it not made when the laptop boots
without some sort of disc in the drive?  Drive is Pioneer DVR-K16D as
reported by Hardinfo.

Puzzling

Jim