Public bug reported: I performed a clean install of Ubuntu 12.10 with no DVD drive installed in my machine.
Then, a while later I purchaced and installed a DVD drive but I do not have the symlink: /dev/cdrom I do have /dev/sr0 and the following output: $ cat /proc/sys/dev/cdrom/info CD-ROM information, Id: cdrom.c 3.20 2003/12/17 drive name: sr0 drive speed: 48 drive # of slots: 1 Can close tray: 1 Can open tray: 1 Can lock tray: 1 Can change speed: 1 Can select disk: 0 Can read multisession: 1 Can read MCN: 1 Reports media changed: 1 Can play audio: 1 Can write CD-R: 1 Can write CD-RW: 1 Can read DVD: 1 Can write DVD-R: 1 Can write DVD-RAM: 1 Can read MRW: 1 Can write MRW: 1 Can write RAM: 1 ** Affects: udev (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: 12.10 cdrom -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1094742 Title: /dev/cdrom not created To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/udev/+bug/1094742/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs