root@lilly:/home/lucho# mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom/ mount: block device /dev/cdrom is write-protected, mounting read-only mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/cdrom, missing codepage or other error In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try dmesg | tail or so root@lilly:/home/lucho# ls /mnt/cdrom/ root@lilly:/home/lucho#