10.10 not recognizing dvd player

[Ric Moore]

On Sun, 2011-01-02 at 17:40 -0800, MR ZenWiz wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 8:02 AM, G. <pegngaryubuntu at gmail.com> wrote:
> :
> >
> > Holidays been in the way so been a while.
> >
> > Thanks for your replies.  Much appreciated.
> >
> > To clarify, I am using 10.10 not 11.
> >
> > When I insert DVD's, the DVD is mounted and I can read/play the DVD.
> > I can not read the next DVD regardless of how I eject the first.  If I
> > reboot, I can read/play another DVD.
> >
> 
> Could you be a little more specific as to which specific methods
> you're using to eject the DVD?
> 
> What does 'df' show after you've ejected the DVD?  What shows up on
> the left panel in Nautilus' browser mode?
> 
> I'd speculate further, but it seems like the above answers will narrow
> down the possibilities too much for a wide-scope shot in the dark to
> be worthwhile.

Using KDE on top of Ubuntu, I had that problem, or one similar to it. I
had to add a "system tray" to the panel for the announces to pop up on.
Otherwise I received no announce of the insertion of the CD/DVD asking
me what to do with it. Now, I do. 
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