fresh install ---blooming DVD drive not recognized AGAIN <SOLVED>

[Basil Chupin]

On 17/01/12 11:52, Ric Moore wrote:
> On 01/16/2012 04:50 AM, Basil Chupin wrote:
>> On 16/01/12 17:58, Ric Moore wrote:
>>> On 01/16/2012 12:03 AM, Basil Chupin wrote:
>>>
>>>> 2. probably much more important, is to run 'sudo grub-update' after
>>>> inserting the 'libata.force...' statement in the menu.lst .
>>>
>>> I just did a locate and don't have a menu.lst. I thought that was
>>> deprecated?? Thanks!! Ric
>>
>>
>> Looks like in your case it has been replaced by 'grub.cfg' - see
>> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2.
>
>
> See this??
> ric at ima:~$ sudo hdparm /dev/sr0
> [sudo] password for ric:
>
> /dev/sr0:
>  multcount     =  0 (off)
>  IO_support    =  0 (default)
>  readonly      =  0 (off)
>  readahead     = 256 (on)
>  HDIO_GETGEO failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device
> ric at ima:~$
>
> Nothing changed!
>
> ...but after a FRESH install of Xubuntu 11.10 and I let it install 
> updates and the non-free bits, ~at install time~ instead of after, 
> plus kicking the script for libdvdcss2 into action,
>
> DVD movies now auto-mount and play. What can I say... that worked. The 
> only difference is that this time, during install, I checked the boxes 
> to let it do the updates and install naughty bits as part of the 
> process, instead of me doing it by the seat of my pants afterwards. 
> Like Windows, I just had to dumb down.

Told you already: you are using the wrong distro O:-) .

> I'll do my next install from a high-chair with a bib on, and not touch 
> a thing! <chuckles> Ric


That is where the ship you sail on is headed:

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/tv-for-human-beings-ubuntu-linux/10109

Oh, you may also want to look at:

http://www.networkworld.com/slideshow/25030?source=NWWNLE_nlt_linux_2012-01-11


BC

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