Mounting an external (USB) DVD Drive

[Bill Stanley]

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>  > I use ubuntu 11.10 (AMD64) and it works without problem using an 
> external USB
>  > drive. It is not visible until a CD or DVD is inserted at which time 
> I am
>  > asked what I want to do with the disc.
> 
> So have OP inserted the VCD/DVD? Try using the Disk Utility software to 
> mount.

I am using version 10.10 - 64 bit (I haven't ungraded because I hate
Unity). I'll try again with a different disk.  I just got the external
drive but it is used (maybe the drive is a few years old) , the disk is
for a movie that I borrowed from the local library.  It works OK  when I
tried it on my neighbors windows machine so it doesn't seem to be the
disk.  Maybe there is some new DRM that is preventing it from being used
under Linux?  It wouldn't surprise me to find the movie industry is
trying to come up with DRM that prevents  Linux those disks.  It might
be special DRM used on the movies libraries lend out (But not the disks
bought in stores).

Bill Stanley