Can't mount DVD in DVD-ROM drive

[Ric Moore]

On Mon, 2007-01-15 at 17:17 +1300, Rob Brown-Bayliss wrote:
> On 1/15/07, Mark Fraser (fedora) <fedora at mfraz.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
> > I'm having trouble accessing a DVD-ROM drive from within KDE on FC6. My
> > machine consists of one CD-RW drive and a DVD-ROM drive. If I put a CD in
> > either drive, the disc is automatically mounted and an icon appears on the
> > desktop, but if I put a DVD into the drive nothing happens.
> 
> 
> I have been having a similar problem, which I think started when I
> upgraded from FC5 to FC6, but can't be more than80% sure of that.
> 
> But for me, some DVD's will show up, and others wont.  The thing is if
> a DVD gets mounted once, it will always get mounted, but if it does
> not get mounted the first time I put it in the drive it well never get
> mounted.
> 
> Hence my question, is it every DVD that fails or just some?

In FC5 the mounted CD or DvD icon on the desktop could be right clicked
and you got some options, like mount or unmount. JEEZ! I just put in a
data CD to check, and it's not auto-mounting at all. Someone just kill
me. Ric

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