cannot access cd/dvd

[Steve]

On Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:37:58 -0000, Robert Holtzman <holtzm at cox.net> wrote:

> On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 10:38:08PM -0000, Steve wrote:
>> 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.
>
> He said nothing about the Desktop. He referred to the GUI "Places" on
> the top panel.
>

Nothing shows up on the Desktop or in the Places menu until you put some  
media in the drive. :-)

-- 
Steve