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>>> >>> It is a dvd in the slot drive. Any ideas please? >> its remote possibility the drive its self only supports audio cd-r cd-rw dvd >> dvd-r dvd-ram format disks , which means any cd+r cd+rw dvd dvd+r dvd+ram media >> might not work >> >> The - and the + refer to different optical methods used to store/read the data, >> very old drives can be fussy, but these days almost every mode is supported. >> >> try a simple data cd that is the - type. and check the media isn't damaged. It >> the problem persists you many have a damaged drive, £5 should get you a >> replacement :) >> > Just try to load a blank DVD+R disk and it says unable to mount blank DVD+R disk. > Location is already mounted! I clicked off the warning and it then said what do > you want to do so I asked it to open a folder and it did it fine! It showed it > mounted in the file system, so I clicked unmount and it open the disk tray. So > that appears to be working. > > Loaded up School of Rock DVD and nothing happened. I ran the command as Bad Apple > suggested but it doesn't seem to recognise a dvd. So gave these DVDs a try: > Phone Booth - loaded fine and played without audio. > Towering Inferno - Made the noise but never loaded > The Pursuit of Happiness - Made the noise and loaded. Played with no audio again. > > I have since noticed that the speaker icon in the top right hand corner is greyed > out but when you play YouTube video there is sound! > > Any thoughts on where to next please? How would I check sound out please? so its working fine, you just have some bad disks. re audio, probably some sound output device of class /dev/dsp needs to be configured as a source for the cd/dvd device audio to make its way throughout the software mixer. device -> mixer -> output sound -> speakers I don't see anything obvious in the list of devices. ps also found this link http://askubuntu.com/questions/330488/switched-from-win-to-ubuntu-12-04-and-cd-dvd-drives-arent-recognizing-media -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq