i can confirm it on 9.04 its not possible to read any dvd, or to write a dvd. reading cd-roms works.
[ 141.148913] sr 5:0:0:0: [sr0] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE,SUGGEST_OK [ 141.148921] sr 5:0:0:0: [sr0] Sense Key : Medium Error [current] [ 141.148926] sr 5:0:0:0: [sr0] Add. Sense: Id CRC or ECC error [ 141.148933] end_request: I/O error, dev sr0, sector 64 [ 141.148940] Buffer I/O error on device sr0, logical block 8 Linux 2.6.28-16-generic #55-Ubuntu SMP Tue Oct 20 19:48:24 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux hdparam -i /dev/sr0: Model=HL-DT-STDVDRRW GWA-4164B , FwRev=1.01 , SerialNo= Config={ Fixed Removeable DTR<=5Mbs DTR>10Mbs nonMagnetic } RawCHS=0/0/0, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=0 BuffType=unknown, BuffSize=0kB, MaxMultSect=0 (maybe): CurCHS=0/0/0, CurSects=0, LBA=yes, LBAsects=0 IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:120,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120} PIO modes: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4 DMA modes: sdma0 sdma1 sdma2 mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 *udma2 AdvancedPM=no Drive conforms to: Unspecified: ATA/ATAPI-2,3,4,5 * signifies the current active mode -- 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