cannot access cd/dvd

[Steve]

On Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:03:48 -0000, Charles H. Lowe Jr  
<learstar at satx.rr.com> wrote:

> I just installed ubuntu 9.10 on my computer. I now have a dual boot
> system with windows being the other operating system.  I noticed after
> loading 9.10 there was no icon under computer in Places and therefore I
> could not access my cd/dvd drive.  Device Manager showed that the
> optical drive was there and listed the spec's.
>
> What also puzzles me is that I had used the optical drive to install
> 9.10
>
> How can I access and use my cd/dvd drive?
>
Nothing shows up on the Desktop until you put some media in the drive.


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Steve