mount /dev/hdc -t iso9660 -r /media
If the file names on the mounted CD / DVD are written in lowercase letters, remount the CD / DVD with the following commands:
umount <device>
mount -t iso9660 -r -o map=off <device> <medium-mountdir>
After the cdrom is mounted you can check with the disk free command (df) that it is correctly mounted at the /cdrom directory:
[root@ebs121 media]# df
Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol00
18219452 2487644 14791368 15% /
/dev/sda1 101086 11940 83927 13% /boot
tmpfs 1521384 0 1521384 0% /dev/shm
/dev/hdc 2850578 2850578 0 100% /media
Unmounting your CD-ROM
#umount /media
or alternatively you can type
#umount /dev/hdc
In case of the scsi cd this is:
#umount /dev/sdc0