On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 4:53 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> When I insert a DVD into this DVD-CD-RW drive on this ThinkPad laptop
> it never works. It just spins and makes noise.
>
> I tried to run dmesg to see what the device file was but no messages showed
> up.
>
> How mount the DVD-CD-RW myself if nothing shows up in dmesg about it?
>
> It is BRAND NEW!!!
What is brand new? the DVD or the computer?
Thinkpads (and other computers) that are old enough have DVD drives
that can not read burned DVDs. Only commercially pressed DVDs are
detected.
I used to have one like that but I gave it to Gus.
carl
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