Cannot mount cd/dvd drive

[Handler]

Greetings!

Installed the LM 18.3 version today from a flash drive and for whatever reason the OS does not see my CDROM/DVD drive.

The hardware is there:

dave@linux-mint ~ $ sudo lshw -C disk
*-cdrom
description: DVD-RAM writer
product: DRW-24B1ST
vendor: ASUS
physical id: 0.1.0
bus info: scsi@0:0.1.0
logical name: /dev/cdrom
logical name: /dev/cdrw
logical name: /dev/dvd
logical name: /dev/dvdrw
logical name: /dev/sr0
version: 1.04
capabilities: removable audio cd-r cd-rw dvd dvd-r dvd-ram
configuration: ansiversion=5 status=nodisc
*-disk
description: ATA Disk
product: WDC WD20EZRX-00D
vendor: Western Digital
physical id: 0.0.0
bus info: scsi@2:0.0.0
logical name: /dev/sda
version: 0A80
serial: WD-WCC4M7TYXFK1
size: 1863GiB (2TB)
capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
configuration: ansiversion=5 logicalsectorsize=512 sectorsize=4096 signature=4137cb37
*-disk
description: ATA Disk
product: SAMSUNG HD501LJ
physical id: 0.0.0
bus info: scsi@3:0.0.0
logical name: /dev/sdb
version: 0-12
serial: S0MUJ1FPB20265
size: 465GiB (500GB)
capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
configuration: ansiversion=5 logicalsectorsize=512 sectorsize=512 signature=0f4aa3ea

I created the folder cdrom in /media/dave using super-user and then tried to mount it:

dave@linux-mint ~ $ sudo mount /dev/sr0 /media/dave/cdrom
mount: no medium found on /dev/sr0

Mind you this is a dual boot with windows. Windows sees and accesses the cd/dvd drive just fine. So I'm at an impasse at this moment.
Just to strange!

Hope you can help! And as always am very grateful for the help that is given!

Dave

[rene]

configuration: ansiversion=5 status=nodisc

This may be silly but just to rule further silliness out... I do suppose you actually insert a (readable, as tested by Windows) CD or DVD before attempting to mount it?

[Handler]

This may be silly but just to rule further silliness out... I do suppose you actually insert a (readable, as tested by Windows) CD or DVD before attempting to mount it?

Yes there was actually a disc in the drive at that time!

I'm on my windows side ATM and perhaps I was in the midst of the DVD drive going belly up! What are the odds! UGH! Well, at least their pretty cheap.

I'll see if I can get my hands on one today or tomorrow and check back here!

Serious, if I didn't have bad luck, I'd have NO luck at all!

[Flemur]

Have you tried different disks ?

FWIW

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$ sudo mount /dev/sr0 cd*
mount: no medium found on /dev/sr0
[...insert DVD into drive...wait a few seconds...]
$ sudo mount /dev/sr0 cd*
mount: /dev/sr0 is write-protected, mounting read-only
$
$ ls cd*
AUTORUN.INF  JACKET_P  VIDEO_TS  dvd-rom.exe  go.exe

[rene]

I'm on my windows side ATM and perhaps I was in the midst of the DVD drive going belly up!

The by far most common issue with optical drives is a smudged lens. If it's a laptop-type drive the lens is easily accessible: try and wipe it clean with a soft (!) cloth, preferably one such as used for eyeglasses. If no immediate success you can also retry with a bit of alcohol / eyeglasses cleaning fluid. If it's a desktop-type drive you'll need to open it up (and chances are somewhat smaller to begin with). Make sure to take the soft cloth bit serious as even tiny scratches can interfere with the drive's ability to read but other than that the proceduire's in fact oft successful.