Mounting USB CD-ROM manually, after boot

[Wojciech Puchar]

> The device shows up with a label, and appears as /dev/cd0 (in dmesg).
>
> # mount /dev/cd0 /cdrom
>
> ...fails, with a:
>
> mount: /dev/cd0 : Invalid Argument

mount_cd9660

>
> I have nothing else in /dev that would indicate any new device was attached. 
> I know for fact the .iso is burned correctly, because I can boot from the 
> same CD on another PC. Even still, a bad ISO burn still shouldn't prevent me 
> from mounting AFAIK.
>
> I've also tried all manner of cd0a etc, but they don't exist. (I can confirm 
> cd0 is the only entry that appears in /dev after USB insertion).
>
> Can anyone shed some quick light onto the solution that I am likely purely 
> overlooking?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Steve
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