Help with CD - No Medium Found

[Steven Vollom]

Charles T. Bell wrote:
>> Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2009 12:32:10 -0500
>> From: Michael Satterwhite <michael at weblore.com>
>> Subject: Re: Help with CD - No Medum Found
>> To: Kubuntu Help and User Discussions <kubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
>> Message-ID: <200903281232.10927.michael at weblore.com>
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>> I've reached the point that the system (seems, anyway) is seeing the cd. When 
>> I try to mount it, though, I'm getting the message
>>
>> 	"No Medium Found".
>>
>> ... and yes, there is a data CD in the drive.
>>
>> Ideas?
>> ---Michael
>>
>>   
>>     
> I don't know what others have experienced, but one day recently
> I did have a problem with mine.  I was unable to open the disk
> drawer to add or remove a disk and I could not get the icon with
> a right click to "eject" the disk or open the drawer.  I cound not access
> the disk once I had one in the drive.  After much confusion and
> frustration I checked the permissions and found I had none.  So I
> had to 'chmod' the cdrom in /dev to to give me permission.  After
> that the button on the front of the drive worked, I could open the drawer
> and close it with "eject" and all was, temporarily, right with the world!
> Good luck!
>
> Tom Bell
>
>   
If you ever really get stuck where you can't get the drive open, there 
is a little hole in the front, about the size to put a paper clip in.  
If you put a paper clip in the hole, you can release the door.  Just 
press a bit.

Steven