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Erik I
Asked: 2010-11-24 13:27:48 +0800 CST

Determining if a remote linux server has CD drive

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I want to find out if there is a CD drive on a remote server running Red Hat Linux release 7.3 (Valhalla).

Based on what I can see in fstab, /proc/devices, /proc/ide/ide0/ it seems like there is a CD drive, but is there any way I can verify it?

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3 Answers

  1. # lshw -C disk

    Should give you what you want.

    Edit: Already here : How can I find out what hard disks are attached to a linux box

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  2. The best way would probably be to run dmesg and see what devices were enumerated by the kernel.

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  3. Check what can tell you /var/log/dmesg for IDE devices.
    Try to use "eject" command and see what will tell you.

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