Gutsy will not recognize dvdr

[James Takac]

On Sunday 18 November 2007 10:37:14 Ed Miller wrote:
> 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
>
> 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

Hi Ed

Do you per chance have udftools and/or dvdrtools installed?

Also did a quick google since your output gives us a drive model to go by for 

ubuntu TSSTcorpCD/DVDW TS-L532M
and ubuntu gutsy TSSTcorpCD/DVDW TS-L532M

Seems there are a few issues with this drive and ubuntu. Maybe one of the 
links will be of help on google re this?

James