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The DVD Driver (Sony DVD+R 20X DRU-V200A) I bought is not being recognized by Ubuntu

Asked by brianjw

Hi, I want to begin by saying I am not in any way familiar with Ubuntu. I am familiar with windows where I don't need to use commands so please explain as you would explain it to someone who is a newbie.

I bought a Sony DVD+R 20X DRU-V200A (DVD Driver) and installed it into the computer. I replaced the CD/ROM Driver that was in there with the DVD. The CD/ROM was being recognized by ubuntu, but now it has been replaced by something that isn't recognized, the DVD Driver. I am going to let you know this upfront that the DVD has been connected properly to the computer with the same plugs the CD/ROM Driver had.

The DVD Driver came with a software disk and when I loaded up ubuntu, all it recognized were the Floppy Disk and the Hard Drive. I inserted the software disk and still, nothing. I tried going to the System>>Administration>>Hardware Drivers and Hardware Testing or something along those lines but it as well found nothing.

Do you guys have any ideas? Thank you very much!

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nhasian (nhasian) said : 		#1

you dont need to use any software that came from your dvd drive. just put it away for safe keeping. Sony's website says that's an IDE drive. it will have jumpers on the back of the drive to set it to Master, Slave, or CableSelect. If your using the same cable as before then check your old cdrom to see what mode it was set to use and then set the new dvd drive to match it. for example if the dvd drive is the only device on the cable, it should be set to master. if however there is a hard disk on the cable as well as the dvd drive them it should be set to slave.

When you first turn on the computer, the bios POST screen should show the attached dvd-drive. if the bios doesnt see it, there is a problem and ubuntu will not see it either. sometimes you have to enter the computer's bios to enable an IDE channel or set it to auto-detect before the device will be seen.

Anyway once the drive is physically connected properly and seen by the bios, then it will work automatically in linux. you dont need any drivers. You may need to install a dvd media player like VLC or some burning software like Brasero if they are not installed already.

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