is Ubuntu meant to automate adding new cdroms?

[GR Gaudreau]

> > > [GR]   If I understand what you're saying, Matt, then I can buy a new CD
> > > writer, for example, install it in my box, boot up and the system, via
> > > hotplug, will load the driver for it, and all I have to do is create an
> > > fstab entry to be able to mount it and use it?
> > > 
> > 
> > No, it should mount it for you automatically when you put a cd in it.
> 
> Actually it should, but due to an unfortunate bug in pmount it
> currently does not work:
> https://bugzilla.ubuntulinux.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2543
> 
> So either you add the CD-ROM to your /etc/fstab for now (safe method)
> or you upgrade to a new pmount version (NOT supported officially, of
> course, but I will care for problems anyway), which can be found in by
> unofficial archive:
> 
>   deb http://people.ubuntulinux.org/~pitti/utopia/  /

[GR]   Okay, thanks for both answers. I'm planning on getting a new CD
writer soon so this will help. 

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GR Gaudreau <grgaud at gmail.com>