10.10 not recognizing dvd player

[MR ZenWiz]

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On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 4:19 AM, G. <pegngaryubuntu at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Could you be a little more specific as to which specific methods
>> you're using to eject the DVD?
>
> I have tried the Nautilus eject 'button' as well as the DVD hardware
> eject button.
>
What about when you right-click the DVD icon on the desktop and select "Eject?"

>> What does 'df' show after you've ejected the DVD?  What shows up on
>> the left panel in Nautilus' browser mode?
>>
> Do not know what 'df' means.  In Nautilus the ejected dvd still shows
> as mounted but you can not list the contents once the dvd is removed.
>
Open a terminal window and run df.  See man df for details.  Try
running while the DVD is mounted and recognized, after you eject the
DVD, after re-insertion (when recognition fails) and report back with
all those outputs.