unable to mount dvd's (no medium found)

efossvold · 2006-08-26 22:04:53

I have a dual layer DVD-ROM in my laptop (dvd/cd-rom combo).

When I try to mount a DVD:

mount -t udf /dev/hdc dvd

I get the following error:

mount: No Medium Found

I'm sure /dev/hdc is the dvd-rom device, at least that's what dmesg says:

hdc: QSI DVD+/-RW SDW-082, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
hdc: ATAPI 24X DVD-ROM DVD-R CD-R/RW drive, 2048kB Cache, UDMA(33)

I've looked into several threads about the same issue, but none of the solutions worked. Funny thing, I can mount normal cds...

ralvez · 2006-08-26 22:51:02

Try this: in your /etc/fstab add this line:

/dev/dvd               /mnt/dvd  udf       ro,user,noauto,unhide   0      0

Naturaly you must make sure you have made the directory /mnt/dvd for it it work.

R.

efossvold · 2006-08-26 23:20:33

Thanks, but that wouldn't work. /dev/hdc is the actual device for the cd/dvd-rom drive, /dev/dvd is just a symlink to hdc... I don't use fstab, usually kde and hal automounts for me.

chrismortimore · 2006-08-27 01:00:00

Have you rummaged around dmesg for hints?
Does the disc work in other drives? It has a bad scratch/blenish/warp at the start, the drive might not be able to read it properly and not believe that it is a disc.

efossvold · 2006-08-27 08:33:29

There's nothing in the dmesg about the mounting issue.. The discs (tried both data and video) works fine in other drives. It also works fine under the windows xp installation.

chrismortimore · 2006-08-27 11:20:52

I did a search, and apparenty your drive can be problematic, so you're not the only one . I googled around, and they recommend you upgrade the firmware to LX43, which is here: http://mega.ist.utl.pt/~cfao/QSI-SDW-082-LX43.zip
Give that a whirl and see if it helps.

efossvold · 2006-08-27 12:37:04

awesome, thanks!! i'll give it a shot 'n let you how things went.

efossvold · 2006-11-05 08:59:31

I upgraded the firmware to LX48, works like a charm now.

chrismortimore · 2006-11-06 13:12:33

Crazy, must be some well complex firmware if it took 3 months to upgrade
Glad it's sorted

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unable to mount dvd's (no medium found)

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