Dear Maintainer Hi again
Follows below the reference url address with full information of the External ODD: *http://www.linux-hardware-guide.com/2013-12-23-samsung-se-208dbtsbs-external-dvd-8x-dvd±rw-24x-cd-rom-24x-cd-rw-5x-dvd-ram-6x-dvd±r-dual-layer-usb-2-0 <https://web.archive.org/web/20170806043352/www.linux-hardware-guide.com/2013-12-23-samsung-se-208dbtsbs-external-dvd-8x-dvd%C2%B1rw-24x-cd-rom-24x-cd-rw-5x-dvd-ram-6x-dvd%C2%B1r-dual-layer-usb-2-0>* *( Wayback Machine Snapshot (Archive.org) until the site back to be online ) [...] Review of Linux Compatibility The Samsung SE-208DB/TSBS is an external DVD writer, which is connected via USB cable to USB 2.0. It has the USB ID 0e8d:1806 and is identified as: 0e8d:1806 MediaTek Inc. The drive is fully supported by Linux and gets initialized automatically by the Linux kernel: usb 1-1.3: new high-speed USB device number 10 using ehci_hcd scsi4 : usb-storage 1-1.3:1.0 scsi 4:0:0:0: CD-ROM TSSTcorp CDDVDW SE-208DB TS01 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 sr0: scsi3-mmc drive: 24x/24x writer dvd-ram cd/rw xa/form2 cdda tray sr 4:0:0:0: Attached scsi CD-ROM sr0 sr 4:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 5 [...] The TSST Corporation (Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology -- Toshiba and Samsung Fusion) stop back in 2016 the manufacturing of Optical Disc Drives, and this segment was stopped this manner. The another fusion HLDT (Hitachi / LG Data Technology - Fusion of Hitachi and LG) continues to manufacturate still in nowadays "Optical Disc Drives" *References:* *https://www.kitguru.net/components/optical-drive/jon-martindale/tsst-has-stopped-manufacturing-optical-drives/* <https://www.kitguru.net/components/optical-drive/jon-martindale/tsst-has-stopped-manufacturing-optical-drives/> Thanks. Best Regards. Luis, Brazil.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0e8d:1806 MediaTek Inc. Bus 001 Device 003: ID 1a40:0101 Terminus Technology Inc. 4-Port HUB Bus 001 Device 004: ID 1a40:0101 Terminus Technology Inc. 4-Port HUB Bus 001 Device 006: ID 0930:6545 Toshiba Corp. Kingston DataTraveler 102 Flash Drive / HEMA Flash Drive 2 GB / PNY Attache 4GB Stick Bus 001 Device 022: ID 0930:6545 Toshiba Corp. Kingston DataTraveler 102 Flash Drive / HEMA Flash Drive 2 GB / PNY Attache 4GB Stick
