This worked. I did the following: Entered `ls /dev/scd*` which showed that /dev/scd0 was not a device.
Connected a Sony DRX-S70U (which is a portable DVD reader/writer) to a USB port. `ls /dev/sc*` showed that /dev/scd0 was a device. Put in a DVD movie. Killed the movie player. Ran `handbrake -i /dev/scd0 -t0` which would read the titles on the dvd moive. Handbrake encountered a screen full of errors in attempting to read the DVD. However, it eventually got over them and read the titles. Ejected the DVD. Unplugged the USB DVD reader/writer. Entered the code referenced by Charles Atkinson in /etc/hal/fdi/policy/preferences.fdi Connected the USB DVD reader/writer. Put in the same DVD movie. The player did not start (as expected). Entered `ls /dev/sc*` until /dev/scd0 showed up. Ran handbrake again as above. Handbrake showed NO errors this time and read all the titles. I did this three times. Each time turning on/off the code in preferences.fdi (using comments). Each time I got the same results. So the work-around works for USB DVD drives. I haven't tested it with a USB hard disk drive, which I will do eventually. However, this is a good sign. The machine is an IBM Thinkpad X60s. An HP Lightscribe HP dvd 840 works without the work-around. A Targus PADVW010U never shows up in /dev -- DVD writer not working since hardy upgrade https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/228624 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
