[Klug-general] dvd problems

[sharon kimble]

On Tuesday 18 October 2011 17:30:57 George Prowse wrote:
> On 18/10/2011 16:52, sharon kimble wrote:
> > i've just tried to load a blank DVD into the DVD drive in preparation of
> > burning it, and it rattles around but is not 'seen'. The widget in the
> > system tray doesn’t show that its seen, so i guess that its not seen.
> > Neither k3b or brassero see the blank DVD either and just prompt me to
> > insert a blank disc. I've tried it with two different makes of DVD but
> > neither is seen.
> > 
> > So I inserted a burnt DVD that it did a few days ago, and it doesn’t see
> > that either. I've tried ...... mount /media/cdrom ....... but it just
> > comes back with "mount: no medium found on /dev/sr0"
> > 
> > Any ideas please for solutions to my problem?
> > 
> > Sharon.
> 
> The only thing you can really do is test it with a pre-burned dvd (best
> try it with a cd as well) and if neither works then it is broken.
> 
> George

Thanks George, its loaded a music CD and a shop-bought DVD which is a good 
sign, but its just refusing to load the blank DVD's. 

Thanks
Sharon.
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