[Bug 1255824] Re: VLC looks for /dev/dvd which does not exist

[Martin Pitt]

Upstream udev has dropped the old /dev/cdrom and /dev/dvd aliases ages
ago. We kept it around in Ubuntu for a little longer, but at some point
video players have to enter this century and stop relying on hardcoded
device names. It should detect all available CD/DVD drives and their
capabilities using sysfs or libudev.

** Package changed: systemd (Ubuntu) => vlc (Ubuntu)

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Title:
  VLC looks for /dev/dvd which does not exist

Status in “vlc” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  To reproduce, open VLC, click Media, and click Open Disc. By default
  VLC selects /dev/dvd, but this does not exist at all. You have to type
  in /dev/sr0 to play the DVD. I wasted a lot of time trying to figure
  out why this wasn't working.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  Package: vlc 2.0.8-1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-12.19-generic 3.11.3
  Uname: Linux 3.11.0-12-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Wed Nov 27 21:29:03 2013
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-11-28 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1)
  MarkForUpload: True
  SourcePackage: vlc
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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