Hard time getting cdrom, to stay mounted, cant play dvd's,movies or music...arrgh,(knawing on penguin bones)
Since the new install of ubuntu 12.04.1 can not get cdrom/dvd player software to recognize the cdrom/dvd is loaded,or that it is even there ready for use.. tried to use uxterm and terminal ,,but cant log on as root,,says (su: Authentication failure) log on for root is (su - ) ? correct ?,, the current password works with all other requests as root......and command to mount as root is >>( mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom ? )..
HP Pavilion a330n
AMD Athlon XP 3000+
GeForce 5200/AGP/SSE/3DNOW
32 bit 12.04.1 Ubuntu
removable media set as follows:
CD audio >>Ask what to do<<< place CD Audio in,,,,no prompt,,cant access
DVD Video >>Ask what to do <<< place DVD in,,,,no prompt,,cant access
Music player >Ask what to do <<< place CD Audio in,,,,no prompt,,cant access,,thru software
Photos >>Ask what to do<<< place Photo CD's in,,,,no prompt,,cant access,,thru software or my home
Software>>Auto Prompt
Home folder >>does not show cdrom
can update repository ,,update/install software with root password ...but terminal...
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