Copy files from CDROM to harddisk?

UNIX AIX
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Hi all!
i'm Vietnamese, sorry my english!
I'm using System P 570 with AIX 5.3 OS
but i'm newbie

Now i need to copy content from CDROM to harddisk
but i can not read any thing from my cdrom such as system can not recognize cd driver.

So how can i mount my cddrom or how can i read or copy files from my cdrom?

any answer can send to my email : *snip*! or reply on forum.
please help me! Thanks

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One way to mount the CD-ROM file system is to use SMIT.

In the "Mount a File System" window:

* Enter the device name for this CD-ROM file system in the FILE SYSTEM name field. Typically, the device name is /dev/cd0.
* Enter the CD-ROM mount point in the Directory over which to mount field. Typically, the mount point is /cdrom.
* Enter cdrfs in the Type of Filesystem field. To view the other kinds of file systems you can mount, click List.
* In the Mount as READ-ONLY system field, select yes.
* Accept the remaining default values and click OK to close the window.
3

Sorry!
I'm a newbie
Can you show me command line in Terminal console to mount my cdrom step by step!
such as how can i access mount file system?

Thanks very much!

4

thanks, after follow action above,can i access my file on cdrom in directory /cdrom?

wait for me! i go to my server! Thanks

5

Ok.Thanks, i've already read my cdrom
But now i have a prolem!

I see my files in my cdrom, i click on my zip file from cdrom.
System can not read my zip file and i can not eject my cdrom.

How can i manage process and can i end a process
or how can i eject my cdrom?
please have me! thanks

6

AIX locks the drive when it is mounted, so unmount it.

umount /cdrom

Should do it.

AIX does not support zip files but there is freeware you can install to allow AIX to uncompress zip files.

Index of /aixtoolbox/RPMS/ppc/zip
Index of /aixtoolbox/RPMS/ppc/unzip

7

Thanks
I can't eject my cdrom drive
so i restart my server :smiley:
next time, i will try.
Thanks everybody

8

leenguyen0101,

To unmount a cdrom in AIX you must not have anyone accessing it. That includes being in the directory. So try this before reboot next time:

cd /
umount /cdrom

If it won't unmount then a process is accessing. As I recall "fuser -u /dev/cd0" will show you the processes accessing. Then use "ps -ef|grep PID" where PID is the process id to see what process. Kill that process and you should be able to unmount.

I feel your pain my friend. Unix is an expert friendly operating system. Though once learned and appreciated you will love it.