Mounting error for CDRW and DVD Rom

can you give the output of:

sudo lshw -C disk; cat /etc/fstab

Thanks

   *-disk
        description: ATA Disk
        product: WDC WD400BB-53CA
        vendor: Western Digital
        physical id: 0
        bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0
        logical name: /dev/sda
        version: 16.0
        serial: WD-WMA8H2072756
        size: 37GiB (40GB)
        capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
        configuration: ansiversion=5 signature=000b3dfd
   *-cdrom:0
        description: DVD reader
        product: DVD-ROM SR-8587
        vendor: MATSHITA
        physical id: 1
        bus info: scsi@1:0.0.0
        logical name: /dev/cdrom
        logical name: /dev/dvd
        logical name: /dev/scd0
        logical name: /dev/sr0
        version: 5G37
        serial: [MATSHITADVD-ROM SR-8587 5G37PM 09/07/01
        capabilities: removable audio dvd
        configuration: ansiversion=5 status=nodisc
   *-cdrom:1
        description: CD-R/CD-RW writer
        physical id: 0.1.0
        bus info: scsi@1:0.1.0
        logical name: /dev/cdrom1
        logical name: /dev/cdrw1
        logical name: /dev/scd1
        logical name: /dev/sr1
        capabilities: audio cd-r cd-rw
        configuration: status=ready
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# Use 'blkid -o value -s UUID' to print the universally unique identifier
# for a device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name
# devices that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc nodev,noexec,nosuid 0 0
# / was on /dev/sda1 during installation
UUID=5e6f6ec7-b112-4c95-9461-6c64b0454b30 / ext4
errors=remount-ro 0 1
# swap was on /dev/sda5 during installation
UUID=84ee1820-a1b3-4ee4-9883-0f710fa8dda7 none swap
sw 0 0
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
sam@sam-E-3600:~$

On 12/14/2010 06:41 PM, actionparsnip wrote:
> Your question #137831 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/137831
>
> Status: Open => Needs information
>
> actionparsnip requested for more information:
> can you give the output of:
>
> sudo lshw -C disk; cat /etc/fstab
>
> Thanks
>

ok run:

sudo mkdir /media/cdrom0; sudo mkdir /media/cdrom1; gksudo gedit /etc/fstab

add these 2 lines:

/dev/scd0 /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
/dev/scd1 /media/cdrom1 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0

Save the new file, now you can use:

sudo mount /media/cdrom0
for the DVD drive, and

sudo mount /media/cdrom1
For the CD Writer.

Ok perhaps I stuffed it up but I typed in the first line and hit enter,
ask for my password which I entered and then I put in the 2 lines and
now if I type sudo mount /media/cdrom0 (or cdrom1) I get

sam@sam-E-3600:~$ sudo mount /media/cdrom0
mount: can't find /media/cdrom0 in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab
sam@sam-E-3600:~$
sam@sam-E-3600:~$

On 12/14/2010 07:02 PM, actionparsnip wrote:
> Your question #137831 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/137831
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
> ok run:
>
> sudo mkdir /media/cdrom0; sudo mkdir /media/cdrom1; gksudo gedit
> /etc/fstab
>
> add these 2 lines:
>
> /dev/scd0 /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
> /dev/scd1 /media/cdrom1 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
>
> Save the new file, now you can use:
>
> sudo mount /media/cdrom0
> for the DVD drive, and
>
> sudo mount /media/cdrom1
> For the CD Writer.
>

I've rebooted to see if that would help, but it didn't

On 12/14/2010 07:33 PM, Samuel David Frye wrote:
> Your question #137831 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/137831
>
> Status: Answered => Open
>
> You are still having a problem:
> Ok perhaps I stuffed it up but I typed in the first line and hit enter,
> ask for my password which I entered and then I put in the 2 lines and
> now if I type sudo mount /media/cdrom0 (or cdrom1) I get
>
> sam@sam-E-3600:~$ sudo mount /media/cdrom0
> mount: can't find /media/cdrom0 in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab
> sam@sam-E-3600:~$
> sam@sam-E-3600:~$
>
>
> On 12/14/2010 07:02 PM, actionparsnip wrote:
>> Your question #137831 on Ubuntu changed:
>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/137831
>>
>> Status: Open => Answered
>>
>> actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
>> ok run:
>>
>> sudo mkdir /media/cdrom0; sudo mkdir /media/cdrom1; gksudo gedit
>> /etc/fstab
>>
>> add these 2 lines:
>>
>> /dev/scd0 /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
>> /dev/scd1 /media/cdrom1 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
>>
>> Save the new file, now you can use:
>>
>> sudo mount /media/cdrom0
>> for the DVD drive, and
>>
>> sudo mount /media/cdrom1
>> For the CD Writer.
>>

ok can you give the output of:

cat /etc/fstab

Thanks

sam@sam-E-3600:~$ cat /etc/fstab
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# Use 'blkid -o value -s UUID' to print the universally unique identifier
# for a device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name
# devices that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc nodev,noexec,nosuid 0 0
# / was on /dev/sda1 during installation
UUID=5e6f6ec7-b112-4c95-9461-6c64b0454b30 / ext4
errors=remount-ro 0 1
# swap was on /dev/sda5 during installation
UUID=84ee1820-a1b3-4ee4-9883-0f710fa8dda7 none swap
sw 0 0
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
sam@sam-E-3600:~$

On 12/14/2010 09:14 PM, actionparsnip wrote:
> Your question #137831 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/137831
>
> Status: Open => Needs information
>
> actionparsnip requested for more information:
> ok can you give the output of:
>
> cat /etc/fstab
>
> Thanks
>

You haven't added the lines I advised. Reread the post I gave about adding the lines....

please forgive me for being so stupid. I did put them in after I entered the
sudo mkdir /media/cdrom0; sudo mkdir /media/cdrom1; gksudo gedit
/etc/fstab

am I suppose to tack them on the end before i hit enter?
On 12/14/2010 09:25 PM, actionparsnip wrote:
> Your question #137831 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/137831
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
> You haven't added the lines I advised. Reread the post I gave about
> adding the lines....
>

Did you save the new file though? You can check if they are there by catting the file again :)

catting the file? How do I do that? God I am so sorry for all this trouble.

On 12/14/2010 09:53 PM, actionparsnip wrote:
> Your question #137831 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/137831
>
> Status: Open => Needs information
>
> actionparsnip requested for more information:
> Did you save the new file though? You can check if they are there by
> catting the file again :)
>

When you run:

cat /etc/fstab

You are catting the file, think about it. have the lines been added?

According to that, no, I don't see them there.

sam@sam-E-3600:~$ cat /etc/fstab
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# Use 'blkid -o value -s UUID' to print the universally unique identifier
# for a device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name
# devices that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc nodev,noexec,nosuid 0 0
# / was on /dev/sda1 during installation
UUID=5e6f6ec7-b112-4c95-9461-6c64b0454b30 / ext4
errors=remount-ro 0 1
# swap was on /dev/sda5 during installation
UUID=84ee1820-a1b3-4ee4-9883-0f710fa8dda7 none swap
sw 0 0
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
sam@sam-E-3600:~$

On 12/14/2010 10:14 PM, actionparsnip wrote:
> Your question #137831 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/137831
>
> Status: Open => Needs information
>
> actionparsnip requested for more information:
> When you run:
>
> cat /etc/fstab
>
> You are catting the file, think about it. have the lines been added?
>

I ran, in terminal: gksudo gedit /etc/fstab
a box opened asking for my password.
I entered my password and it went away and I was back at terminal
showing this:
sam@sam-E-3600:~$ gksudo gedit /etc/fstab
sam@sam-E-3600:~$

No text editor file opened for me to add those two lines

On 12/14/2010 10:48 PM, actionparsnip wrote:
> Your question #137831 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/137831
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
> in a terminal run:
>
> gksudo gedit /etc/fstab
>
> The file will open in a text editor and be edittable, add these 2 lines
> (copy them from below and paste to new lines in the file):
>
> /dev/scd0 /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
> /dev/scd1 /media/cdrom1 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
>
> Click File then Save to save the new file, then click File then Exit,
>
> You now you can use (in terminal):
>
> sudo mount /media/cdrom0
> for mounting the DVD drive, and
>
> sudo mount /media/cdrom1
> For mounting the CD Writer.
>
> They should also maybe automount as the system will consult /etc/fstab
> when a new media is inserted.
>

ok run:

sudo nano /etc/fstab

add the lines then press CTRL+X
press Y
press ENTER

You have now editted the file in terminal.

Oh thank you so very much! That fixed that problem, now when I insert a
music cd the player open and I can listen.
A dvd opens vlc but I then get this error:

Your input can't be opened:

VLC is unable to open the MRL 'dvd:///media/cdrom0/VIDEO_TS/'. Check the
log for details.

On 12/15/2010 06:52 AM, actionparsnip wrote:
> Your question #137831 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/137831
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
> ok run:
>
> sudo nano /etc/fstab
>
> add the lines then press CTRL+X
> press Y
> press ENTER
>
> You have now editted the file in terminal.
>

? Im sorry, I am not sure what that means

On 12/15/2010 11:32 AM, marcobra (Marco Braida) wrote:
> util-linux in ubuntu

Please open a new question, linked to packet "vlc", with title "VLC is unable to open the MRL 'dvd:///media/cdrom0/VIDEO_TS/'"

Thanks actionparsnip, that solved my question.