Can't read any DVD, and can't mount the dvd drive

[Shuai Yu]

Maybe its better to switch this not-working DVD drive to the working
computer and try DVD and CD to see what happens. So in this case, you could
know if the problem is coming from the drive or the operating system.

goodluck.

On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 4:22 PM, Ashley Benton <meggalen at gmail.com> wrote:

> No I didn't created anything, they were here. Apparently my dvd drive
> stopped recognizing the dvd a few days ago. I guess after one update but I
> have no idea which one. The computer still recognize the cd in the other
> drive and my second computer doesn't have the problem with the dvds. On this
> computer, when I insert a dvd I see a green light and nothing happens.
> Thanks
> Meg
>
> On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 3:14 PM, Shuai Yu <ys0418 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Did you create these two entries in your fstab manually?
> > /dev/hdc        /media/cdrom0   udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec 0       0
> > /dev/hdd        /media/cdrom1   udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec 0       0
> >
> > you have to make user the device file is available on your system under
> > /dev directory.
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 4:06 PM, Ashley Benton <meggalen at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > It seems the computer doesn't find the medium
> > >
> > > james at james-desktop:~$ sudo mount /dev/hdc /media/cdrom0
> > > mount: No medium found
> > > james at james-desktop:~$ sudo mount /dev/cdrom /mnt
> > > mount: No medium found
> > > james at james-desktop:~$ sudo mount /dev/cdrom0 /mnt
> > > mount: special device /dev/cdrom0 does not exist
> > > james at james-desktop:~$ sudo mount /dev/cdrom1 /mnt
> > > mount: No medium found
> > > james at james-desktop:~$
> > >
> > > I am sure that I have a DVD into the drive now and if I remember
> > > correctly it is the cdrom0 but I tried the 3 to be sure. I guess no medium
> > > found means that it doesn't see the dvd. Why? and what to do to fix it?
> > > Thank you
> > > Meg
> > >
> > > On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 2:57 PM, Shuai Yu <ys0418 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > then just try this :
> > > >
> > > > mount /dev/cdrom /mnt
> > > > or
> > > > mount /dev/dvdrom /mnt
> > > >
> > > > do not user /media/cdrom0 or /media/cdrom1, they are occupied by
> > > > hard disk.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 3:46 PM, Ashley Benton <meggalen at gmail.com>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > # /etc/fstab: static file system information.
> > > > > #
> > > > > # <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>
> > > > > <pass>
> > > > > proc            /proc           proc    defaults        0       0
> > > > > # /dev/hda3
> > > > > UUID=d5fbbf51-6028-4051-8388-fd7430454192 /               ext3
> > > > > defaults,errors=remount-ro 0       1
> > > > > # /dev/hda5
> > > > > UUID=0df2091a-4fec-4003-b692-58c7220a5cc5 none            swap
> > > > > sw              0       0
> > > > > /dev/hdc        /media/cdrom0   udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec
> > > > > 0       0
> > > > > /dev/hdd        /media/cdrom1   udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec
> > > > > 0       0
> > > > > /dev/fd0        /media/floppy0  auto    rw,user,noauto,exec
> > > > > 0       0
> > > > >
> > > > > These are the /etc/fstab files.
> > > > > Thanks
> > > > >
> > > > > Meg
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 2:37 PM, NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > On 03/28/2008 11:26 AM, Ashley Benton wrote:
> > > > > > > Since a few days when I insert a dvd my computer doesn't
> > > > > > recognize it and
> > > > > > > see the drive as empty.
> > > > > > > I tried sudo mount /dev/fd0 /media/cdrom
> > > > > >
> > > > > > fd0 is the floppy.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > as well as cdrom0 and cdrom1 and
> > > > > > > nothing is working.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > What does your /etc/fstab show for the dvd?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > mount: mount point media/cdrom1 does not exist is the only
> > > > > > terminal answer I
> > > > > > > got. Do you know what I could do to be able to read my dvds?
> > > > > > > Thank you
> > > > > > > Meg
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
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