Why won't ubuntu(9.10) read my cd/dvd drive

Can you give the output of:

cat /etc/fstab; sudo lshw -C drive; sudo lshw -C disk

Thanks

Bear with me im still new; I geuss this is what you wanted? after i put that stuff into the terminal

*-disk
       description: ATA Disk
       product: ST9500420ASG
       vendor: Seagate
       physical id: 0
       bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0
       logical name: /dev/sda
       version: 0003
       serial: 5VJ1TKVF
       size: 465GiB (500GB)
       capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
       configuration: ansiversion=5 signature=117d34e4
  *-cdrom
       description: DVD-RAM writer
       product: DVD+-RW GA11N
       vendor: HL-DT-ST
       physical id: 1
       bus info: scsi@1:0.0.0
       logical name: /dev/cdrom
       logical name: /dev/cdrw
       logical name: /dev/dvd
       logical name: /dev/dvdrw
       logical name: /dev/scd0
       logical name: /dev/sr0
       version: A102
       capabilities: removable audio cd-r cd-rw dvd dvd-r dvd-ram
       configuration: ansiversion=5 status=open

ok try:

cat /etc/fstab > ~/outerer.txt; sudo lshw -C drive >> ~/outerer.txt; sudo lshw -C disk>> ~/outerer.txt; gedit ~/outerer.txt; rm ~/outerer.txt

Give the content of the file. Thanks

i typed that in~> cat /etc/fstab > ~/outerer.txt pressed enter then had to type the next one
                                         sudo lshw -C drive >> ~/outerer.txt repeat process
                                         sudo lshw -C disk>> ~/outerer.txt repeat process
                                         gedit ~/outerer.txt; rm ~/outerer.txt and it went to with this
(gedit:2190): GVFS-RemoteVolumeMonitor-WARNING **: cannot open directory /usr/share/gvfs/remote-volume-monitors: Error opening directory '/usr/share/gvfs/remote-volume-monitors': No such file or directory
    and popped up a window with the stuff below before i could type this one~> rm ~/outerer.txt

# /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 defaults 0 0
/host/ubuntu/disks/root.disk / ext4 loop,errors=remount-ro 0 1
/host/ubuntu/disks/swap.disk none swap loop,sw 0 0
  *-disk
       description: ATA Disk
       product: ST9500420ASG
       vendor: Seagate
       physical id: 0
       bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0
       logical name: /dev/sda
       version: 0003
       serial: 5VJ1TKVF
       size: 465GiB (500GB)
       capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
       configuration: ansiversion=5 signature=117d34e4
  *-cdrom
       description: DVD-RAM writer
       product: DVD+-RW GA11N
       vendor: HL-DT-ST
       physical id: 1
       bus info: scsi@1:0.0.0
       logical name: /dev/cdrom
       logical name: /dev/cdrw
       logical name: /dev/dvd
       logical name: /dev/dvdrw
       logical name: /dev/scd0
       logical name: /dev/sr0
       version: A102
       capabilities: removable audio cd-r cd-rw dvd dvd-r dvd-ram
       configuration: ansiversion=5 status=open

ahhh are you using wubi?

yeah

Ok just checking

run this command:

sudo mkdir /media/cdrom0; gksudo gedt /etc/fstab

Then add this line:

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

Save the file and reboot, should now be ok. Looks like the installer hasn't added the line in fstab for the cd drive.

so i type in: sudo mkdir /media/cdrom0 then hit enter, then type
                  gksudo gedt /etc/fstab then hit enter?and then type
                  /dev/scd0 /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0 or do i add the this one(line) to the second command before i hit enter?
Im confused....(bear with me we almost got this fixed.lol)

cause this is what happens...
it tells me permission denied
j-------------~$ sudo mkdir /media/cdrom0
mkdir: cannot create directory `/media/cdrom0': File exists
j-------------~$ gksudo gedt /etc/fstab
j------------:~$ /dev/scd0 /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
bash: /dev/scd0: Permission denied

but when i add the line to the second command i dont see anything happen? (is that suppose to do that)

thanks for your help(i really appreciate it)

my bad, run:

gksudo gedit /etc/fstab

Then add the line

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

Save the file and reboot.

when it pops up the fstab window you want me to do just add it to the 0 like below

# /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 defaults 0 0
/host/ubuntu/disks/root.disk / ext4 loop,errors=remount-ro 0 1
/host/ubuntu/disks/swap.disk none swap loop,sw 0 0/dev/scd0 /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0

is that what it is suppose to look like? cause i saved it and nothing happened. it reads that i have a cd/dvd drive but i cant play anything. (i have to go to the disk utility to see it though)

Thanks actionparsnip, that solved my question.

forget what i said. it worked( it was my fault i thought you meant when you said add, to add it to the existing line (that had 0 at the end) and not start a new line below it).So it works, it finally reads that i have a cd/dvd next to filesystem.. THANKSS!!!

cool, glad you got the gold

fu** i got another question(if you could help me out with) i restarted and it says cdrom0 not cd/dvd drive. i put a dvd(transformers) and it wants to open to a file and not play the dvd..? any suggestions? i got Totem Movie Player 2.28.2 using GStreamer 0.10.25

Thanks actionparsnip, that solved my question.

Thanks for the help