Change the last line as follows: /dev/scd0 /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,*auto*,exec,utf8 0 0 the slow thing may be because of a hardware fault or a problem with DVD 2009/1/1 junise safvan <gnuise@xxxxxxxxx> > hi > right now i am on Saral's pc in which ubuntu 8.10 is the OS > the problem is the PC is not mounting any dvd's automatically. we have to > use the command: > *sudo mount /dev/scd1 /media/cdrom0* > but it takes a lot of time to mount while doing this ( more than 5 > minutes) > > the contents of /etc/fstab is pasted below > > # /etc/fstab: static file system information. > # > # <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass> > proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 > # /dev/sda1 > UUID=c88b77a0-9705-4294-a13b-33aaedf4ca32 / ext3 > relatime,errors=remount-ro 0 1 > # /dev/sda3 > UUID=f61107de-976d-4e1b-9a8c-8665c850251a none swap > sw 0 0 > /dev/scd0 /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0 > > > -- > junise safvan > project guidance on vhdl, image processing, embedded system designing etc > -- Mahesh M Happy hacking... , , / \ ((__-^^-,-^^-__)) `-_---' `---_-' `--|o` 'o|--' \ ` / ): :( :o_o: "-"