Gutsy will not recognize dvdr

[Ed Miller]

NoOp wrote:
> On 11/17/2007 03:51 PM, Ed Miller wrote:
>   
>> I am going to try a re-install of Ubuntu, I believe something has not 
>> been installed properly. I tried installing each of the different piix 
>> files and updating the kernel and then removing the piix files. But it 
>> didn't work. Plus my laptop takes about 5 minutes to reboot and it never 
>> did that with the original install of Gutsy.
>>
>> Ed
>>
>>     
>
> Before you do, can you post the output of:
>
> $ sudo lshw -C disk
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Here is the output of:
sudo lshw -C disk
 *-disk:0               
       description: ATA Disk
       product: ST9100822A
       vendor: Seagate
       physical id: 0
       bus info: ide at 0.0
       logical name: /dev/hda
       version: 3.02
       serial: 3LG1MG8P
       size: 93GB
       capacity: 93GB
       capabilities: ata dma lba iordy smart security pm apm partitioned 
partitioned:dos
       configuration: apm=off mode=udma5 smart=on
  *-disk:1
       description: ATA Disk
       product: ST9100822A
       vendor: Seagate
       physical id: 1
       bus info: ide at 0.1
       logical name: /dev/hdb
       version: 3.02
       serial: 3LG1N9BB
       size: 93GB
       capacity: 93GB
       capabilities: ata dma lba iordy smart security pm apm partitioned 
partitioned:dos
       configuration: apm=off mode=udma5 smart=on
  *-cdrom
       description: DVD writer
       product: TSSTcorpCD/DVDW TS-L532M
       physical id: 0
       bus info: ide at 1.0
       logical name: /dev/hdc
       version: HR08
       serial: Y548409387
       capabilities: packet atapi cdrom removable nonmagnetic dma lba 
iordy pm audio cd-r cd-rw dvd dvd-r
       configuration: status=nodisc
  *-disk
       description: SCSI Disk
       product: 0UE-00HCT0
       vendor: WDC WD40
       physical id: 0.0.0
       bus info: scsi at 0:0.0.0
       logical name: /dev/sda
       version: 0000
       serial: W -D
       size: 37GB
       capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
  *-cdrom
       description: DVD writer
       product: DVD Writer 740e
       vendor: HP
       physical id: 0.0.0
       bus info: scsi at 1:0.0.0
       logical name: /dev/cdrom1
       logical name: /dev/dvd1
       logical name: /dev/scd0
       logical name: /dev/sr0
       version: 42FF
       serial: [HP      DVD Writer 740e 42FF05/07/26CNMD3905
       capabilities: removable audio cd-r cd-rw dvd dvd-r
       configuration: status=ready
     *-disc
          physical id: 0
          logical name: /dev/cdrom1
I will wait until you reply, if someone else is having this problem this 
could result in a fix. By the way, removing the quiet splash entry from 
menu.lst made startup much faster.

Ed