Cant use CD/DVD Drive

[kiniyaloca1]

Hello, I am running maverick 64bit alongside windows7 on a partition. I cannot seem to find my cd-dvd drive. If i put a cd/dvd in nothing happens... I am pretty new to linux.

Help much is apreciated

[zeroseven0183]

Have you tried other CDs or DVDs?
How did you install Ubuntu?

[Aero_Zeppelin]

Even im facing the same problem.Im using Meerkat on a asus 1005px with an external slim type usb dvd writer..The drive works fine under widows.Sometimes the drive gets recognized after a couple of reboots.The drive cant be found even when i use the lsusb command.Please help.

[henrodon]

Me too!

I just got a Logitec (not Logitech -- this is a Japanese company but normally very reliable) usb dvd drive (LDR-PME8U2LBK). I was able to get it set up quickly in XP SP3 on this same machine (EeePC 1005HA running Ubuntu Remix) bu in Ubuntu I can only play dvds I made on another computer, not commercial ones from either the US or Japan.

My actual performance and problem varies depending on what kind of CD/DVD I put in and sometimes, what program I try to use.

1. When I put in a commercial (movie) DVD, the dvd spins a bit, then stops. Nothing shows up in my file browser.

2. If I then unplug the usb connector and plug it in again, the disk appears in the file browser and I'm asked if I want to open it with Movie Player. When I try that, I get an error message "Error occurred -- could not read from resource."

3. When I try to open the dvd with vlc, the program find the dvd but nothing happens after a little, brief spinning of the dvd.

4. I've also tried ripping the dvd with three programs -- acidrip, ogmrip, and dvdrip. OGM got me started, but crashed every time I tried.

HEEEELLLLLLPPPPP!!!!!!! (Any suggestions, please?)

[kiniyaloca1]

I installed via usb. And sometimes ubuntu will randomly recognize the drive, but usually it doesnt.

[Aero_Zeppelin]

Me too!

I just got a Logitec (not Logitech -- this is a Japanese company but normally very reliable) usb dvd drive (LDR-PME8U2LBK). I was able to get it set up quickly in XP SP3 on this same machine (EeePC 1005HA running Ubuntu Remix) bu in Ubuntu I can only play dvds I made on another computer, not commercial ones from either the US or Japan.

My actual performance and problem varies depending on what kind of CD/DVD I put in and sometimes, what program I try to use.

1. When I put in a commercial (movie) DVD, the dvd spins a bit, then stops. Nothing shows up in my file browser.

2. If I then unplug the usb connector and plug it in again, the disk appears in the file browser and I'm asked if I want to open it with Movie Player. When I try that, I get an error message "Error occurred -- could not read from resource."

3. When I try to open the dvd with vlc, the program find the dvd but nothing happens after a little, brief spinning of the dvd.

4. I've also tried ripping the dvd with three programs -- acidrip, ogmrip, and dvdrip. OGM got me started, but crashed every time I tried.

HEEEELLLLLLPPPPP!!!!!!! (Any suggestions, please?)

This is Really buggin me out. Could it be that the drive runs on less speed/power in ubuntu?? Experts-We need your help here!

[Aero_Zeppelin]

Bump?