Installing CD RW Drive

[Amani576]

I just need instructions on installing a new CD-RW Drive... I have absolutely no idea what to do with it, and yeah... I'm just baffled. I need it working because I need to back up some data (and don't currently have a DVD RW) And yeah... It's already in the computer, plugged in, hooked up, powered up... But, it's not registering. So, it's a SONY CRX230AE CD RW Drvie 52x/32x/52x... I don't know what is actually necessary for that... so, I put it all... Thank you anyone who can help... I'm just utterly baffled...
GR

[Rog131]

Re: Installing CD RW Drive

Did you tell kubuntu that you have a new toy

If not:

Backup /etc/fstab
man fstab tells:

fstab - static information about the filesystems

DESCRIPTION
The file fstab contains descriptive information about the various file
systems. fstab is only read by programs, and not written; it is the
duty of the system administrator to properly create and maintain this
file...

Edit /etc/fstab (it's text file)
example:
Press alt+f2
kdesu kate /etc/fstab

I have in the fstab:

/dev/hdc /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,atime,noauto,ro,dev,exec,suid 0 0

kubuntu made this line when i installed it. My first cd/dvd is hdc.


How to check:

In the konsole(terminal):

~$ dmesg | grep DVD-ROM
[17179575.384000] hdc: HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4165B, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
[17179576.168000] hdd: Hewlett-Packard CD-Writer Plus 9100, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive

or dmesg | grep CD-ROM, dmesg | grep CD-R/RW ...


more:
Help me clean (and understand) my fstab
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/index.php?topic=7820.0

Where's the terminal?
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/terminal

Editing Files that Belong to Root
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/permissions

[Amani576]

Re: Installing CD RW Drive

Using "dmesg | grep CD-R/RW" did nothing...
And modifying the fstab showed something very similar to your example, except that in the place of "ro" was "rw"... so... read-write... but I still have no drive listed, even with an audio cd in it... So, I have no idea...
GR

[Rog131]

Re: Installing CD RW Drive

Using "dmesg | grep CD-R/RW" did nothing...

Strange - dmesg:

Upon boot, the dmesg output is from the kernel booting, showing the devices it has found and if it has been able to configure them at all (aside from userland configuration). This log is also available in the file /var/log/dmesg.

If drive is plugged in it should be seen in the dmesg. Do you see Sony (or SONY) in the dmesg ?

dmesg explained
http://linuxgazette.net/issue59/nazario.html

Afterthought:
Can you find sony from bios ?