Timothy Murphy wrote: > I'm afraid this may be a very ignorant question, > but how do I access the DVD drive on my desktop? > > It is shown by lshal: > -------------------------- > udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/storage_model_DVD_ROM_DRD_841B' > block.storage_device > = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/storage_model_DVD_ROM_DRD_841B' (string) > info.product = 'DVD-ROM DRD-841B' (string) > info.udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/storage_model_DVD_ROM_DRD_841B' > (string) > -------------------------- > > And I see it referenced in /proc/sys/dev/cdrom , > from which I guess I should find it at /dev/cdrom . > But when I try to mount it, I don't see the CD in it: > -------------------------- > [root@alfred ~]# mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom > mount: No medium found > -------------------------- > > So is this the correct device? > How can I tell? > Do you have more then one CD/DVD drive? You can see what device /dev/cdrom is a symlink for by running "ls -l /dev/cdrom". If you only have one drive, you may have to clean the drive... Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
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