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[Dan LeVasseur <dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Are you guys using "eject cdrom" command to remove the disc or pressing the
button on the laptop?

-Dan
On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 2:12 PM, Diego Xirinachs <dxiri343@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Definetly WONT try that solution then...lol, any other suggestions? its
> really critical to have a working CD/DVD drive in my opinion...
>
> 2009/11/23 Sean Russell <seanerussell@xxxxxxxxx>
>
>> I've been having the same problem on a 4810T, but I'm glad to see other
>> people are having the same problem (misery loves company).
>>
>> I actually did a dpkg reconfigure as recommended on one of the Ubuntu docs
>> in an attempt to fix the CD, and it screwed up *everything*; the intel
>> graphics driver stopped working correctly, networking went out the window.
>> Anyway, crippling regressions as a result of upgrading Ubuntu no longer
>> surprise me.  I haven't gotten the laptop back to it's full, working state,
>> but the one thing that refuses to work at all any more is the CD.
>>
>> Hooray for quality control, eh?
>>
>> --- SER
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 7:44 PM, Diego Xirinachs <dxiri343@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>
>>> My drive is inaccesible everytime, but still shows up on ubuntu, but
>>> double clicking does nothing, doesnt matter If I have a cd inserted or not.
>>>
>>> 2009/11/23 Stefan Tjarks <stefan@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>
>>>> I do have the same problem coming up occasional on my 4810T. Specially
>>>> when using DVD-RAMs. Reading or writing a disc fails and then the device
>>>> is gone out of Karmic. Need to restart and remove the disc to be able to
>>>> use it again. I gave up using DVD-RAMs with my laptop!
>>>> Sometimes when inserting a DVD-ROM or CD-ROM the drive is inaccessible.
>>>> I managed to work around it buy rebooting with the disc in the drive. I
>>>> remember once were I needed to burn multiple DVDs and had to reboot
>>>> after each burn because the drive simple failed to show the new blank
>>>> disc. It's bloody annoying!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, 2009-11-23 at 18:04 -0600, Diego Xirinachs wrote:
>>>> > hi all,
>>>> >
>>>> > I installed ubuntu on my laptop without any problems, I can also
>>>> > remember that the drive USED TO work fine, but now (I think it was
>>>> > after upgrade) It wont read any CD that I put in it, I checked the
>>>> > group permission and I do have permissions to use cdrom drives, no
>>>> > Idea how to proceed from now on, I really need to burn some cds for a
>>>> > stuff we need at work so I desperately need the drive working.
>>>> >
>>>> > Thanks in advance for the help.
>>>> >
>>>> > 2 things to note:
>>>> > - I installed jaunty on the laptop and recently upgraded to karmic
>>>> >
>>>> > -The cdrom indeed shows on "My computer" but when I double click it
>>>> > does nothing (obviously with a cd in it)
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > I have this same problem posted on a thread on ubuntu forums If you
>>>> > want to reply there, here is the
>>>> > link: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1331627
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > Thanks in advance for the help, If you need more info just ask.
>>>> >
>>>> >
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