How do I find out the cdrom/dvd device name on solaris 10?

petulia3478

To find the device name for the cdrom or dvd-rom, you can do it hard way or the easy way on solaris 9 and solaris 10, Here is the easy way:

Check to see if you have the software packages for writing to CD-R/RW and DVDR/RW disks, even if your device cannot write CDs or DVDs, you can still use the same software to check for CD devices

# pkginfo SUNWmkcd SUNWcdrw
system SUNWcdrw utility for writing to CD-R/RW and DVDR/RW DISKs
system SUNWmkcd CD creation utilities
Then run the following to find the device name of the CD or DVD-ROM:

# cdrw -l
Looking for CD devices...
    Node                   Connected Device                Device type
 /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0s2   | TSSTcorp DVD-ROM TS-H352C SI00 | CD Reader

NOTE: As you can see this device type is only a CD Reader