CD/DVD drive/writer used to work and doesn't now

[przxqgl]

CD/DVD drive/writer used to work and doesn't now, and i am not sure how to diagnose it. it is labeled "LG", "Super Multi" and "SecurDisc" on the front... i'm running trusty, and i've used the CD/DVD writer with K3B in the past, so i know it has worked in the past, but now, for some unknown reason, it no longer works. i put a disk into the drive, and the drive whirrs, and the light flashes, but nothing ever shows up in Dolphin, or K3B... however, when i "right click" on the "NO MEDIUM PRESENT" label, in K3B, and select "Eject", the disk ejects, just like it is supposed to...

i'd appreciate any help i can get. thanks... 8)

[vinnywright]

same disk type as you used before ?

like +R or -R

what dose

sudo lshw

have to say about it's capabilities?

VINNY

[przxqgl]

it doesn't matter if i'm putting a +R or -R disk, nothing shows up.

sudo lshw

gives me a huge amount of data.. hopefully some of it says something to someone...

salamandir@Gingko:~$ sudo lshw
[sudo] password for salamandir:
gingko
description: Desktop Computer
product: System Product Name (To Be Filled By O.E.M.)
vendor: System manufacturer
version: System Version
serial: System Serial Number
width: 32 bits
capabilities: smbios-2.5 dmi-2.5 smp-1.4 smp
configuration: boot=normal chassis=desktop cpus=2 family=To Be Filled By O.E.M. sku=To Be Filled By O.E.M. uuid=E0E9001E-8C00-01E2-D1F6-00248CB2A950
*-core
description: Motherboard
product: M3A78-EM
vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
physical id: 0
version: Rev X.0x
serial: MS1C94BJ4L00367
slot: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
*-firmware
description: BIOS
vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
physical id: 0
version: 1602
date: 03/27/2009
size: 64KiB
capacity: 960KiB
capabilities: isa pci pnp apm upgrade shadowing escd cdboot bootselect socketedrom edd int13floppy1200 int13floppy720 int13floppy2880 int5printscreen int9keyboard int14serial int17printer int10video acpi usb ls120boot zipboot biosbootspecification
*-cpu:0
description: CPU
product: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5400+
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
physical id: 4
bus info: cpu@0
version: 15.11.2
serial: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
slot: AM2
size: 1GHz
capacity: 3200MHz
width: 64 bits
clock: 200MHz
capabilities: x86-64 boot fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt rdtscp 3dnowext 3dnow extd_apicid pni cx16 lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8_legacy 3dnowprefetch lbrv cpufreq
configuration: cores=2 enabledcores=2
*-cache:0
description: L1 cache
physical id: 5
slot: L1-Cache
size: 128KiB
capacity: 256KiB
capabilities: pipeline-burst internal varies data
*-cache:1
description: L2 cache
physical id: 6
slot: L2-Cache
size: 512KiB
capacity: 1MiB
capabilities: pipeline-burst internal varies unified
*-memory
description: System Memory
physical id: 3c
slot: System board or motherboard
size: 2GiB
*-bank:0
description: DIMM DDR2 Synchronous 667 MHz (1.5 ns)
product: PartNum0
vendor: Manufacturer0
physical id: 0
serial: SerNum0
slot: DIMM0
size: 2GiB
width: 64 bits
clock: 667MHz (1.5ns)
*-bank:1
description: DIMM [empty]
product: PartNum1
vendor: Manufacturer1
physical id: 1
serial: SerNum1
slot: DIMM1
*-bank:2
description: DIMM [empty]
product: PartNum2
vendor: Manufacturer2
physical id: 2
serial: SerNum2
slot: DIMM2
*-bank:3
description: DIMM [empty]
product: PartNum3
vendor: Manufacturer3
physical id: 3
serial: SerNum3
slot: DIMM3
*-cpu:1
physical id: 1
bus info: cpu@1
version: 15.11.2
size: 1GHz
capacity: 1GHz
capabilities: cpufreq
*-cache:0
description: L1 cache
physical id: 0
size: 128KiB
*-cache:1
description: L2 cache
physical id: 1
size: 512KiB
*-pci:0
description: Host bridge
product: RS780 Host Bridge
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
physical id: 100
bus info: pci@0000:00:00.0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
*-pci:0
description: PCI bridge
product: AMD RS780/RS880 PCI to PCI bridge (int gfx)
vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
physical id: 1
bus info: pci@0000:00:01.0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: pci ht normal_decode bus_master cap_list
resources: ioport:d000(size=4096) memory:fbc00000-fbdfffff ioport:d0000000(size=268435456)
*-display UNCLAIMED
description: VGA compatible controller
product: RS780 [Radeon HD 3200]
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]
physical id: 5
bus info: pci@0000:01:05.0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi vga_controller bus_master cap_list
configuration: latency=0
resources: memory:d0000000-dfffffff ioport:d000(size=256) memory:fbdf0000-fbdfffff memory:fbc00000-fbcfffff
*-multimedia
description: Audio device
product: RS780 HDMI Audio [Radeon (HD) 3000 Series]
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]
physical id: 5.1
bus info: pci@0000:01:05.1
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=snd_hda_intel latency=0
resources: irq:19 memory:fbde8000-fbdebfff
*-pci:1
description: PCI bridge
product: RS780/RS880 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 1)
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
physical id: 5
bus info: pci@0000:00:05.0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pci pm pciexpress msi ht normal_decode bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=pcieport
resources: irq:40 memory:fbe00000-fbefffff
*-firewire
description: FireWire (IEEE 1394)
product: IEEE 1394 Host Controller
vendor: JMicron Technology Corp.
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:02:00.0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm pciexpress msi ohci bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=firewire_ohci latency=0
resources: irq:17 memory:fbeff800-fbefffff memory:fbeff400-fbeff47f memory:fbeff000-fbeff07f memory:fbefec00-fbefec7f
*-pci:2
description: PCI bridge
product: RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 2)
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
physical id: 6
bus info: pci@0000:00:06.0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pci pm pciexpress msi ht normal_decode bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=pcieport
resources: irq:41 ioport:e000(size=4096) memory:fbf00000-fbffffff ioport:faf00000(size=1048576)
*-network
description: Ethernet interface
product: RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:03:00.0
logical name: eth0
version: 02
serial: 00:24:8c:b2:a9:50
size: 1Gbit/s
capacity: 1Gbit/s
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix vpd bus_master cap_list rom ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt 1000bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=r8169 driverversion=2.3LK-NAPI duplex=full ip=192.168.0.3 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes port=MII speed=1Gbit/s
resources: irq:42 ioport:e800(size=256) memory:fbfff000-fbffffff memory:faff0000-faffffff memory:fbfc0000-fbfdffff
*-storage
description: SATA controller
product: SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 SATA Controller [IDE mode]
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]
physical id: 11
bus info: pci@0000:00:11.0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: storage pm ahci_1.0 bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=ahci latency=64
resources: irq:22 ioport:c000(size=8) ioport:b000(size=4) ioport:a000(size=8) ioport:9000(size=4) ioport:8000(size=16) memory:fbbff800-fbbffbff
*-usb:0
description: USB controller
product: SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]
physical id: 12
bus info: pci@0000:00:12.0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: ohci bus_master
configuration: driver=ohci-pci latency=64
resources: irq:16 memory:fbbfe000-fbbfefff
*-usb:1
description: USB controller
product: SB7x0 USB OHCI1 Controller
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]
physical id: 12.1
bus info: pci@0000:00:12.1
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: ohci bus_master
configuration: driver=ohci-pci latency=64
resources: irq:16 memory:fbbfd000-fbbfdfff
*-usb:2
description: USB controller
product: SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]
physical id: 12.2
bus info: pci@0000:00:12.2
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: pm debug ehci bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=ehci-pci latency=64
resources: irq:17 memory:fbbff000-fbbff0ff
*-usb:3
description: USB controller
product: SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]
physical id: 13
bus info: pci@0000:00:13.0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: ohci bus_master
configuration: driver=ohci-pci latency=64
resources: irq:18 memory:fbbfc000-fbbfcfff
*-usb:4
description: USB controller
product: SB7x0 USB OHCI1 Controller
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]
physical id: 13.1
bus info: pci@0000:00:13.1
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: ohci bus_master
configuration: driver=ohci-pci latency=64
resources: irq:18 memory:fbbfb000-fbbfbfff
*-usb:5
description: USB controller
product: SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]
physical id: 13.2
bus info: pci@0000:00:13.2
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: pm debug ehci bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=ehci-pci latency=64
resources: irq:19 memory:fbbfa800-fbbfa8ff
*-serial UNCLAIMED
description: SMBus
product: SBx00 SMBus Controller
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]
physical id: 14
bus info: pci@0000:00:14.0
version: 3a
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: ht cap_list
configuration: latency=0
*-ide
description: IDE interface
product: SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 IDE Controller
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]
physical id: 14.1
bus info: pci@0000:00:14.1
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: ide msi bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=pata_atiixp latency=64
resources: irq:16 ioport:1f0(size=8) ioport:3f6 ioport:170(size=8) ioport:376 ioport:ff00(size=16)
*-multimedia
description: Audio device
product: SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA)
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]
physical id: 14.2
bus info: pci@0000:00:14.2
version: 00
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=snd_hda_intel latency=64
resources: irq:16 memory:fbbf4000-fbbf7fff
*-isa
description: ISA bridge
product: SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 LPC host controller
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]
physical id: 14.3
bus info: pci@0000:00:14.3
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: isa bus_master
configuration: latency=0
*-pci:3
description: PCI bridge
product: SBx00 PCI to PCI Bridge
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]
physical id: 14.4
bus info: pci@0000:00:14.4
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: pci subtractive_decode bus_master
*-usb:6
description: USB controller
product: SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI2 Controller
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]
physical id: 14.5
bus info: pci@0000:00:14.5
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: ohci bus_master
configuration: driver=ohci-pci latency=64
resources: irq:18 memory:fbbf9000-fbbf9fff
*-pci:1
description: Host bridge
product: K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
physical id: 101
bus info: pci@0000:00:18.0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
*-pci:2
description: Host bridge
product: K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
physical id: 102
bus info: pci@0000:00:18.1
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
*-pci:3
description: Host bridge
product: K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
physical id: 103
bus info: pci@0000:00:18.2
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
*-pci:4
description: Host bridge
product: K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
physical id: 104
bus info: pci@0000:00:18.3
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
configuration: driver=k8temp
resources: irq:0
*-scsi:0
physical id: 2
logical name: scsi0
capabilities: emulated
*-disk
description: ATA Disk
product: WDC WD2500AAJS-0
vendor: Western Digital
physical id: 0.0.0
bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0
logical name: /dev/sda
version: 01.0
serial: WD-WCAV23183739
size: 232GiB (250GB)
capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
configuration: ansiversion=5 sectorsize=512 signature=00020b91
*-volume:0
description: EXT4 volume
vendor: Linux
physical id: 1
bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,1
logical name: /dev/sda1
logical name: /
version: 1.0
serial: 670b42b0-3dc9-45c9-9c4d-7ef62e5b4644
size: 231GiB
capacity: 231GiB
capabilities: primary bootable journaled extended_attributes large_files huge_files dir_nlink recover extents ext4 ext2 initialized
configuration: created=2012-11-03 13:13:14 filesystem=ext4 lastmountpoint=/ modified=2015-01-18 09:28:01 mount.fstype=ext4 mount.options=rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro,data=ordered mounted=2015-01-18 09:28:01 state=mounted
*-volume:1
description: Extended partition
physical id: 2
bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,2
logical name: /dev/sda2
size: 1790MiB
capacity: 1790MiB
capabilities: primary extended partitioned partitioned:extended
*-logicalvolume
description: Linux swap / Solaris partition
physical id: 5
logical name: /dev/sda5
capacity: 1790MiB
capabilities: nofs
*-scsi:1
physical id: 3
logical name: scsi2
capabilities: emulated
*-cdrom
description: DVD-RAM writer
product: DVDRAM GH22NS50
vendor: HL-DT-ST
physical id: 0.0.0
bus info: scsi@2:0.0.0
logical name: /dev/cdrom
logical name: /dev/sr0
version: TN01
capabilities: removable audio cd-r cd-rw dvd dvd-r dvd-ram
configuration: ansiversion=5 status=nodisc
*-scsi:2
physical id: 5
logical name: scsi4
capabilities: emulated
*-disk
description: ATA Disk
product: WDC WD2000JB-00G
vendor: Western Digital
physical id: 0.1.0
bus info: scsi@4:0.1.0
logical name: /dev/sdb
version: 08.0
serial: WD-WCAL81748578
size: 186GiB (200GB)
capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
configuration: ansiversion=5 sectorsize=512 signature=fd676ab7
*-volume
description: EXT3 volume
vendor: Linux
physical id: 1
bus info: scsi@4:0.1.0,1
logical name: /dev/sdb1
logical name: /media/music
version: 1.0
serial: 21868c77-7fcc-457f-ac3f-a8c99f264ca3
size: 186GiB
capacity: 186GiB
capabilities: primary bootable journaled extended_attributes large_files recover ext3 ext2 initialized
configuration: created=2008-09-16 19:53:46 filesystem=ext3 lastmountpoint=/media/music modified=2015-01-18 09:28:01 mount.fstype=ext3 mount.options=rw,relatime,data=ordered mounted=2015-01-18 09:28:01 state=mounted
*-scsi:3
physical id: 6
bus info: usb@1:5
logical name: scsi6
capabilities: emulated scsi-host
configuration: driver=usb-storage
*-disk
description: SCSI Disk
product: My Book 1130
vendor: WD
physical id: 0.0.0
bus info: scsi@6:0.0.0
logical name: /dev/sdc
version: 1012
serial: WCAWZ0180484
size: 2794GiB (3TB)
capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
configuration: ansiversion=6 sectorsize=4096
*-volume UNCLAIMED
description: EFI GPT partition
physical id: 1
bus info: scsi@6:0.0.0,1
capacity: 349GiB
capabilities: primary nofs
*-enclosure UNCLAIMED
description: SCSI Enclosure
product: SES Device
vendor: WD
physical id: 0.0.1
bus info: scsi@6:0.0.1
version: 1012
serial: WCAWZ0180484
configuration: ansiversion=6
*-scsi:4
physical id: 7
bus info: usb@2:5
logical name: scsi7
capabilities: emulated scsi-host
configuration: driver=usb-storage
*-disk
description: SCSI Disk
product: Cruzer Fit
vendor: SanDisk
physical id: 0.0.0
bus info: scsi@7:0.0.0
logical name: /dev/sdd
version: 1.27
serial: 4C530006840513114495
size: 14GiB (16GB)
capabilities: removable
configuration: ansiversion=6 sectorsize=512
*-medium
physical id: 0
logical name: /dev/sdd
size: 14GiB (16GB)
capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
*-volume
description: Windows FAT volume
physical id: 1
logical name: /dev/sdd1
logical name: /media/BERZNEEK
version: FAT32
serial: 6700-cffd
size: 14GiB
capacity: 14GiB
capabilities: primary fat initialized
configuration: FATs=2 filesystem=fat label=BERZNEEK mount.fstype=vfat mount.options=rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,uid=1000,gi d=1000,fmask=0022,dmask=0077,codepage=437,iocharse t=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,showexec,utf8,flush,errors=remou nt-ro state=mounted
*-scsi:5
physical id: 8
bus info: usb@4:1.1.4
logical name: scsi8
capabilities: emulated scsi-host
configuration: driver=usb-storage
*-disk
description: SCSI Disk
physical id: 0.0.0
bus info: scsi@8:0.0.0
logical name: /dev/sde
size: 3822MiB (4007MB)
capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
configuration: sectorsize=512 signature=30ef780f
*-volume
description: Windows FAT volume
vendor: MSWIN4.1
physical id: 1
bus info: scsi@8:0.0.0,1
logical name: /dev/sde1
logical name: /media/FUMTOO
version: FAT32
serial: 3993-83e1
size: 3813MiB
capacity: 3818MiB
capabilities: primary fat initialized
configuration: FATs=2 filesystem=fat label=FUMTOO mount.fstype=vfat mount.options=rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,uid=1000,gi d=1000,fmask=0022,dmask=0077,codepage=437,iocharse t=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,showexec,utf8,flush,errors=remou nt-ro state=mounted

[vinnywright]

A ya sorry I just wanted this part (should have been more specific )

*-cdrom
             description: DVD-RAM writer
             product: DVDRAM GH22NS50
             vendor: HL-DT-ST
             physical id: 0.0.0
             bus info: scsi@2:0.0.0
             logical name: /dev/cdrom
             logical name: /dev/sr0
             version: TN01
             [COLOR=#ff0000]capabilities: removable audio cd-r cd-rw dvd dvd-r dvd-ram[/COLOR]
             configuration: ansiversion=5 [COLOR=#ff0000]status=nodisc[/COLOR]

dose this happen just with blank disks or disks with something on them as well

VINNY

[przxqgl]

it happens with all disks, whether blank or already written...

which brings up another point, which i was going to save until after the drive works again, but now that the topic has been broached...

a while ago, maybe when kubuntu was at v.10 or v.11 or something like that... a few years ago... the way it worked was that, when i put in a CD or DVD, it would mount into /media/cdrom or /media/dvd and there would be a list of files and directories that i could navigate, and, in the case of audio CDs, there would be separate directories of .ogg files, and .mp3 files, and .wav files, and sometimes other directories of other files as well, and when i copied the files from that directory to my hard disk, i didn't have to "burn" the CD with K3B. i thought it was a highly enlightened way of approaching things.

then, about v.12 or so (maybe earlier), something changed, and instead of mounting at /media/cdrom it mounted at /media/something-or-another-else?gobbledy-gook-based-on-whatever-CD-i-inserted and, while it still had the nifty directories of different files, i was no longer able to simply copy them from the disk to my hard drive. it appeared to copy the files, but when the disk was no longer in the drive, my music player didn't know how to read them. if i wanted to transcribe the CD into a different format, i have to go through K3B...

is there any way to convince the computer to go back to the old way of doing things, or is this yet another method of making sure we don't do anything "unexpected" with the music we purchase on CD?

[kernelbasher]

One thing to keep in mind is: These devices often fail.
They might look like they are OK, noise, light etc...
But they are cheap and disposable.

Can you boot a Kubuntu or other Linux Live CD/DVD?

If you have Windows - Does it work there?

[przxqgl]

One thing to keep in mind is: These devices often fail.
They might look like they are OK, noise, light etc...
But they are cheap and disposable.

the probability that the device has failed has crossed my mind, and is not totally ruled out yet, but at this point i think it is good to assume that it is working until it can be conclusively shown that it is not.

Can you boot a Kubuntu or other Linux Live CD/DVD?

no, regardless of whether the disk is already written on, or whether it is blank, nothing happens on the computer, other than, when the disk is inserted, the drive whirrs and the light on the front flashes. nothing shows up in Dolphin, and nothing shows up in K3B.

If you have Windows - Does it work there?

ick... why would anybody have windoes'nt? bleah... 8P

i have a mac, however, and the disks (whether blank or already written) work perfectly well there, although they don't mount the way i want them to there, either...

[kernelbasher]

no, regardless of whether the disk is already written on, or whether it is blank, nothing happens on the computer, other than, when the disk is inserted, the drive whirrs and the light on the front flashes. nothing shows up in Dolphin, and nothing shows up in K3B.

Then IMO, you need a new optical drive
If it's a Box, not a Laptop. You could double check the cables and re-seat them at each end, but I still go by my first instinct.

[jlittle]

You could double check the cables and re-seat them at each end

I'd like to second that, as "worth a try".

Regards, John Little

[vinnywright]

it happens with all disks, whether blank or already written...

which brings up another point, which i was going to save until after the drive works again, but now that the topic has been broached...

a while ago, maybe when kubuntu was at v.10 or v.11 or something like that... a few years ago... the way it worked was that, when i put in a CD or DVD, it would mount into /media/cdrom or /media/dvd and there would be a list of files and directories that i could navigate, and, in the case of audio CDs, there would be separate directories of .ogg files, and .mp3 files, and .wav files, and sometimes other directories of other files as well, and when i copied the files from that directory to my hard disk, i didn't have to "burn" the CD with K3B. i thought it was a highly enlightened way of approaching things.

then, about v.12 or so (maybe earlier), something changed, and instead of mounting at /media/cdrom it mounted at /media/something-or-another-else?gobbledy-gook-based-on-whatever-CD-i-inserted and, while it still had the nifty directories of different files, i was no longer able to simply copy them from the disk to my hard drive. it appeared to copy the files, but when the disk was no longer in the drive, my music player didn't know how to read them. if i wanted to transcribe the CD into a different format, i have to go through K3B...

is there any way to convince the computer to go back to the old way of doing things, or is this yet another method of making sure we don't do anything "unexpected" with the music we purchase on CD?

actually it dose still work that way @hear on 14.04

insert cd and chose open in file manager,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,



chose the type you want Mp3,Ogg,or FLACK and open that folder , I chose FLACK ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,



go split pane mode in Dolphin and navigate to where you want the file to go , drag and drop it their and click copy ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,



wate for it to finish copying , remove cd to be sure , right click and open with VLC



playing nicely



VINNY

[przxqgl]

actually it dose still work that way @hear on 14.04...

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actually, my original comment included the mount points: "... it would mount into /media/cdrom or /media/dvd ... then, about v.12 or so (maybe earlier), something changed... it mounted at /media/something-or-another-else?gobbledy-gook-based-on-whatever-CD-i-inserted"

and, as i discovered when i finally got around to replacing my drive (which was the original problem), i discovered that, indeed, instead of mounting at /media/cdrom the disk now mounts at audiocd:/?device=/dev/sr0

so at least that part of my observation was correct...

so why is it no longer mounting at /media/cdrom? is there any reason why i should want it to do that by default? it seemed to make a lot more sense to me, especially when, if it's a data CD, it does mount at /media/cdrom (or /media/the-name-of-the-disk )... ?

[luckyone]

http://askubuntu.com/questions/10240...r-audio-cd-dvd

[przxqgl]

http://askubuntu.com/questions/10240...r-audio-cd-dvd

that partially answers my question, but it doesn't negate the fact that i see what appears to be a file system, with directories for real files which are already .mp3 or .ogg or .flac files, as you can see by looking at the attachment on my previous message. and when i copy those files from the audio CD to my music collection, they copy as .mp3 or .ogg or .flac files, which would make me assume that they're "real" files...