I am also having the same issue as users above on Gateway Laptop MX6550 But I am able to mount drives in VMware session running XP
Current work around to copy files from VMware session into temp directory. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo mount /dev/hdc /media/cdrom0 mount: block device /dev/hdc is write-protected, mounting read-only mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/hdc, missing codepage or other error In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try dmesg | tail or so [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ dmesg | tail [29106.124000] APIC error on CPU0: 40(40) [29264.108000] APIC error on CPU0: 40(40) [29479.780000] Unknown OutputIN= OUT=eth0 SRC=169.254.7.210 DST=169.254.255.255 LEN=256 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=138 DPT=138 LEN=236 [29479.996000] Unknown OutputIN= OUT=eth0 SRC=169.254.7.210 DST=169.254.255.255 LEN=233 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=138 DPT=138 LEN=213 [29479.996000] Unknown OutputIN= OUT=vmnet1 SRC=192.168.105.1 DST=192.168.105.255 LEN=256 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=138 DPT=138 LEN=236 [29479.996000] Unknown OutputIN= OUT=vmnet1 SRC=192.168.105.1 DST=192.168.105.255 LEN=233 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=138 DPT=138 LEN=213 [29529.996000] Unknown OutputIN= OUT=vmnet8 SRC=192.168.59.1 DST=192.168.59.255 LEN=256 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=138 DPT=138 LEN=236 [29529.996000] Unknown OutputIN= OUT=vmnet8 SRC=192.168.59.1 DST=192.168.59.255 LEN=233 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=138 DPT=138 LEN=213 [29545.036000] Unable to identify CD-ROM format. -- CDROM drive no longer working, unable to mount. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/94119 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs