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Thanks guys (thetza, Chess). I appreciate your patience and help.

Thank you so much. Your suggestion of the use of a data CD worked perfectly. I was able to mount the data CD with no trouble at all. I was also able to mount a data DVD. So, thanks to your help, should I conclude that the CD itself is the problem? I appreciate your help. I didn't really want to tank...

Here's the useful portion of the /etc/fstab: /dev/cdrom /mnt/cd iso9660 user,auto,ro 0 0 /dev/dvd /mnt/dvd udf user, auto,ro 0 0 I confess that originally both had options as "noauto". And thanks. I had already considered that I had entered the command incorrectly, but I had actually entered the com...

Thanks. I attempted to mount the CDROM as root, but that was unsuccessful. I just got the same error message as before. Arch displays group information in /etc/gshadow (or at least appears to). Next I attempted to add my user id to the "optical" and "disk" groups using: gpasswd -a <username> <groupn...

I've been playing with Arch Linux (largely on Pat's recommendation) since the Judd Vinet interview on tllts back in early February and it's been educational and rewarding. Most of my hurdles have been dealt with in either the Arch Wiki or online documentation. My only real difficulty lately has been...