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After a fresh install of 12.04 on a dell Inspiron 530 when right clicking on the CD/DVD drive and selecting properties it indicates for location: "///" Obviously this drive does not work.

Whats the best fix for newb? Please don't go cryptic on me give me a long shot answer.

Much thanks in advance.

The Real Mike
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I think the default device path for CD/DVD Drives is: /dev/sr0

And when you have a CD/DVD in, you need to go to /media/[userame]/[devicename]

Halta
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  • Whats the best fix for newb? Please don't go cryptic on me give me a long shot answer. – The Real Mike Dec 16 '12 at 17:20
  • you need to view the contents of the CD/DVD or it doesn't list the drive at all? – Halta Dec 16 '12 at 17:21
  • Drive contents are not listed at all. the drive icon shows up under places then computer. It appears as an icon next to an icon labeled "file system" Clicking on the CD/DVD Drive with media in it, I've tried several difference media results in - nothing happening. – The Real Mike Dec 16 '12 at 17:31
  • http://askubuntu.com/questions/47329/discs-in-dvd-drive-not-being-read

    take a look at the first answers and see if you can relate.

     – Halta Dec 16 '12 at 17:57
  • "And when you have a CD/DVD in, you need to go to /media/[userame]/[devicename]" may indeed be where I need to go yet the question remains: How do I get there? – The Real Mike Dec 16 '12 at 18:11
  • open a terminal with Ctrl+Alt+T, type in cd /media/[username]/

    then type ls and see if there is any folder there. If yes, type cd [foldername] and you will be in the drive.

     – Halta Dec 16 '12 at 18:18
  • I entered :~$ sudo mount -t auto /dev/dvd /media/dvd and got this response: mount: mount point /media/dvd does not exist How do I alter the drive path from /// to "/dev/sr0" much thanks – The Real Mike Dec 17 '12 at 00:02
  • cd /media/[username]/ yeilds: No such file or directory – The Real Mike Dec 17 '12 at 00:46
  • les@TheDeviceofLes:~$ sudo lshw -C disk [sudo] password for les: *-disk
    description: ATA Disk

    *-cdrom description: DVD writer product: DVD+-RW GSA-H73N 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/sr0 version: B103 serial: [ capabilities: removable audio cd-r cd-rw dvd dvd-r configuration: ansiversion=5 status=nodisc les@TheDeviceofLes:~$

     – The Real Mike Dec 17 '12 at 00:51