Help!! I have tried just about every combination but cannot get my cd-rom to be seen to a Windows app. The app requires its CD to be present but gives message "There is no CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. Please insert the CD-ROM and click Retry or Cancel" when I try to start it. The CD is there and I installed the app from it successfully. I have tried mounting the CD manually (and killing the automount process) but still no joy. Much appreciate any help. Thanks.
In article <9b9dt3$go7$1@news5.svr.pol.co.uk>, "James Harris" <jas@please.send.no.email> wrote:> Help!! I have tried just about every combination but cannot get my > cd-rom to be seen to a Windows app. The app requires its CD to be > present but gives message "There is no CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. > Please insert the CD-ROM and click Retry or Cancel" when I try to start > it. The CD is there and I installed the app from it successfully.Two thoughts which may or may not apply to your situation. 1) Double-check the CD for damage. (Hey, I have kids; it's my first thought.) 2) If you installed the program from inside windows, from the 'D' drive, you might need to make sure that your cd-rom drive is listed as drive 'D' in the wine config. If your wine config lists the drive as a different drive letter, the program might not be able to find it. Nita
James Harris <jas@please.send.no.email> wrote:> Help!! I have tried just about every combination but cannot get > my cd-rom to be seen to a Windows app. The app requires its CD > to be present but gives message "There is no CD-ROM in the > CD-ROM drive. Please insert the CD-ROM and click Retry or > Cancel" when I try to start it. The CD is there and I installed > the app from it successfully. I have tried mounting the CD > manually (and killing the automount process) but still no joy. > Much appreciate any help. Thanks.Why don't you just go to www.winehq.com/Trouble/ ? Andreas Mohr
Thanks to the other posters. I eventually got the access working by doing two things, both of which seemed necessary: fixed cd-rom label in wine.conf to be that on the cd (one would expect it to vary automatically with the particular cd in use) and killed the automount, manually mounting the cd drive on /mnt/cdrom1. Unfortunately the app seems to go on to make calls that wine does not yet support..... "James Harris" <jas@please.send.no.email> wrote in message news:9b9dt3$go7$1@news5.svr.pol.co.uk...> Help!! I have tried just about every combination but cannotget> my cd-rom to be seen to a Windows app. The app requires its CD > to be present but gives message "There is no CD-ROM in the > CD-ROM drive. Please insert the CD-ROM and click Retry or > Cancel" when I try to start it. The CD is there and Iinstalled> the app from it successfully. I have tried mounting the CD > manually (and killing the automount process) but still no joy. > Much appreciate any help. Thanks. > >
James Harris <jas@please.send.no.email> wrote:> Thanks to the other posters. I eventually got the access working > by doing two things, both of which seemed necessary: fixed > cd-rom label in wine.conf to be that on the cd (one would expect > it to vary automatically with the particular cd in use) and > killed the automount, manually mounting the cd drive on > /mnt/cdrom1. Unfortunately the app seems to go on to make calls > that wine does not yet support.....One would expect people to read documentation... ;-) (probably permission/device problem) Try using native DLLs instead for problematic DLLs. Andreas Mohr