Verifying That a CD Is Mounted

Verifying That a CD Is Mounted

When using a CD-ROM drive, the CD that contains the software you want to install must be mounted. Mounting is done automatically by Inst when using a local CD-ROM. The user executing Inst must have root privileges in order for it to be able to mount the CD. When using a remote CD-ROM, the mounting is done by the command cdinstmgr (see the cdinstmgr(1) reference page). To verify that the CD is mounted, use the df command, below (see the df(1) reference page). If you are using a local CD-ROM, escape to a shell. If you are using a remote CD-ROM, enter the command on the installation server.

For example:

% /bin/df
Filesystem       Type  blocks     use  avail %use Mounted on
/dev/root         efs 1939714 1749520 190194  90% /
/dev/dsk/dks0d4s7 efs  828672  817805  10867  99% /CDROM

Look at the directory name on the right. For a local CD-ROM, you should see /CDROM. For a remote CD-ROM, the name /CDROM is likely, but another directory name for the mount point (called CDdir in this document) may have been chosen.

If the CD is mounted, list the files it contains to verify that you have the correct CD inserted. If the CD is not mounted and you are using an installation server, verify that cdinstmgr is running (see the cdinstmgr(1) reference page).