I was able to gain some functionality of the drives by installing vlc and gstreamer packages a well as using synaptic package manager to reinstall the linux kernel. This is not a fix, but a stop-gap, as the computer does not automatically recognize a disk in the drive or a usb drive in the port. However Disk Utility is now showing the drives, and they can be opened to read in Places - Computer - (drive). If anyone else is havig this issue this might help until a more permanent fix is made.
-- Ubuntu 10.04 fails to read optical drives or USB https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/588096 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
