fresh install ---blooming DVD drive not recognized AGAIN <SOLVED> now broken again.

[Colin Law]

On 17 January 2012 06:50, Ric Moore <wayward4now at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 01/16/2012 10:43 PM, Basil Chupin wrote:
>>
>> 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 Looks like in your case it has been replaced by 'grub.cfg' - see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
>
>
> It went into Dead Parrot Mode again. When I first fired up, it ran "True
> Lies" like a champ. Then later it says it cannot decrypt it, but the True
> Lies directory is THERE in ~/.dvdcss !!
> Now, it won't come up at all. So much for Ubuntu TV. I swear, I'm going to
> become Swiss and learn how to yodel. Ric

With the problem being so variable is it possible that you have a
hardware problem?  Perhaps the drive is on the way out, or something
on the mother board.

Colin