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Hi,
I am having a very annoying problem.
Since installing arch (quite a while ago) I have not been able to use my DVD device for DVDs. It is recognised as a CD-ROM only, whereas it is really a DVD reader / CD burner (not dvd burner). I have been able to use this for reading dvds on windows, then when i used to be on ubuntu. Arch doesn't see it properly.
When Arch loads, i notice Universal CD Device Driver or something, version 3.20, is loaded for hdc (my device). I think it is not recognised properly.
I have tried manually mounting different devices, checked dmesg for any changes between reading a dvd and reading a cd (no new lines in dmesg when a dvd has been inserted). It is really, really strange and I do not know what to do.
Can someone please help me? I can download the drivers for my device (windows tho) if that helps.
Any response is greatly appreciated. Thanks
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have you tried to add udf in your fstab for that device to mount a dvd?
/dev/hdc /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto 0 0Offline
yes I have that, no difference. I think it is a problem with the firmware that is flashed onto the device itself, or something like that. is there a way to flash firmwares in linux? all the toshiba firmware installation things, or the rpc1.org stuff are all for windows. how can i do it?
or, if there is a way, i'd like to reset to the original firmware, is there any possibility of that?
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sorry. no clue about flashing firmware on linux ;(
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