How do you check and/or update the DVD driver ...

**dagmann** · September 21st, 2019

I'm a Knoob.

I have a Plextor PX-891SAF. It works great in Kubuntu 18.04.
However I cannot find a way to display its current driver nor how to update it.

I would appreciate any help.

**uRock** · September 21st, 2019

If I'm not mistaken, then it's built into the kernel. What are you looking to accomplish?

**dagmann** · September 21st, 2019

I would like to make sure that it is current. But I suppose it really doesn't matter as long as it works.
It appears that Plextor does not have any software for Linux.

**maglin2** · September 21st, 2019

Does

Code:

ubuntu-drivers devices

in terminal show anything?

**SeijiSensei** · September 21st, 2019

Most DVD players nowadays have standard SATA interfaces. I don't think any of them use custom drivers. Is there some function that seems unsupported? I looked at the list of installed modules on two different machines using "lsmod" and don't see anything specific to their DVD players.

**dagmann** · September 21st, 2019

thanks everyone

**Yellow Pasque** · September 23rd, 2019

Are you talking about the firmware version? IIRC, lshw shows it as well as maybe the cd-drive command.

Code:

sudo lshw -C storage

A lot of times, you'll need Windows to actually update the firmware though.

**hk42** · September 25th, 2019

Originally Posted by Yellow Pasque

A lot of times, you'll need Windows to actually update the firmware though.

+1
Same thing to update/ restore the BIOS of a motherboard/mini PC
I had the very bad idea to unselect BIOS USB support on a mini PC that had only USB ports.
By chance I found a Window software to flash it one year later.
Now I can go again in the BIOS or run Linux from a USB dongle.