I just re-tested this (now on udev 175-0ubuntu9.4), and the problem is gone. I guess we can say this bug is fixed, at least for me, under the conditions for which I opened it. Not sure whether it was a udev change or something else. Oh well.
Interesting take-away from bug 926976 is that /dev/dvd's days are numbered. Sounds like it won't be available in future versions. ** Changed in: udev (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/993728 Title: /dev/dvd disappears when a DVD is inserted To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/udev/+bug/993728/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs