[SOLVED] Access cdrom from terminal

**Kevbert** · May 26th, 2008

This is probably easy... How do I access a cdrom using terminal ?

**Chr0mis** · May 26th, 2008

Cd to the media directory:
cd /media/
list the dirs:
ls
go to the cdrom dir:
cd cdrom

Of just go to the cdrom dir straight away:
cd /media/cdrom

**mbarak** · May 26th, 2008

if the CD is already mounted, just change to the cd directory:

Code:

cd /media/cdrom#

where # is a number starting at 0 depending on which CD-drive you are using
(ex: the first drive is 0, the 2nd is 1 etc)

if the cd isn't mounted do this:

Code:

mount /media/cdrom#

and then change to the cd-rom directory using the command above

*another way to access the first cdrom (or the only one) you can use this directory instead:
/media/cdrom
its the same as
/media/cdrom0

**Kevbert** · May 26th, 2008

Now thats what I thought...
I've got a Duke Nukem cdrom. I put the CD in the drive and Sound Juicer comes up (which is set to default for music CDs). I select ignore and close Sound Juicer. I can't use Nautilus as it sees the CD as a music CD. If I use terminal I go to the Media folder and cdrom is displayed in light blue and cdrom0 is dark blue. If I select either directory and then list the files with 'ls' nothing is displayed...

**mbarak** · May 26th, 2008

/media/cdrom and /media/cdrom0 are the same things
try to mount the cdrom before seeing its contents

Code:

mount /media/cdrom

mounting the cd makes the contents accessible to the system by making it a part of the filesystem (i.e. a directory under / ) so all programs see what's there as if it was just another directory

**Kevbert** · May 27th, 2008

Originally Posted by mbarak

/media/cdrom and /media/cdrom0 are the same things
try to mount the cdrom before seeing its contents

Code:

mount /media/cdrom

mounting the cd makes the contents accessible to the system by making it a part of the filesystem (i.e. a directory under / ) so all programs see what's there as if it was just another directory

Thanks. I was under the impression that as soon as you get the cdrom icon on the desktop you could view the contents of the CD. The disk label (Atomic15) is displayed. If thats correct then surely this is a bug ? It doesn't seem to work the same as a floppy disk (for example). Mounting the CD via terminal works, so thanks again.

**Phillip138** · February 3rd, 2013

Similar question: how would you access a usb from the terminal?

**Impavidus** · February 3rd, 2013

In exactly the same way: /media/some_identifier. This identifier is the label of the usb drive.

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