[Klug-general] dvd problems

[nic dan]

Sharon
I had this experience with a DVD drive when my main PC broke, and I had to use a spare....
It turned out the DVD machine couldn't use the type of medium....I don't recall if it was dvd+r, or -r, but I even looked for a firmware update....but to no avail
Changing the DVD machine itself for a newer type that did all media was the only thing that totally solved the problem, in the end - it only cost about £17, and took about 20minutes to fit, if I recall

Good Luck! 

Aitch
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> From: boudiccas at talktalk.net
> To: kent at mailman.lug.org.uk
> Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:49:13 +0100
> Subject: Re: [Klug-general] dvd problems
> 
> 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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