Replacing CD Drive with DVD drive

[Basil Chupin]

On 12/05/10 12:10, Keith Clark wrote:
> I'm trying to replace a CD drive with a DVD drive but I'm not having
> much luck with it.
>
> It (Ubuntu 10.04) does not seem to see the drive, or at least it does
> not auto install it or mount it.
>
> I see no entries in my fstab regarding the drive (or even the old CD
> drive).
>
> I do have a /cdrom directory, and a /media/cdrom directory.
>
> I'm not sure where to go from here.
>    

There really is no difference between a CDROM and a DVD reader, at least 
not nowadays. The CD will read DVDs and vice-versa.

The unit, just like an HD, has jumpers to configure it as either a 
Master or Slave or for Cable Select. How is yours configured? Compare it 
to the setting on the CDROM which you are replacing (I know, it means 
removing the cover from the box....)

In /dev you should find some entries as symlinks (@cdrom, eg) which will 
point at sr0 or sr1. The first, sr0, will be the CROM and sr1 will be 
the DVD burner (assuming that you do have a burner installed).

Re fstab: you will not find an entry there for the CDROM or DVDRW - when 
you insert an CD/DVD an entry will appear in mtab showing that the drive 
was mounted.

BC

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