[ubuntu-za] Mounting an external dvd writer in Ubuntu 16.04

[Jan]

Hello Anton, many thanks - I am back to a healthy system via Timeshift, 
now I just need to get this Hitachi-LG GP50NB41 DVD writer to run. Any 
ideas about that?

Best wishes,

Jan


On 07/07/2017 08:33, Anton May wrote:
> Hi Jan
>
> Cat the file please, like so in terminal
>
> cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list
>
> And send the output.
>
> Anton
>
> On 7 July 2017 at 08:09, Jan <jan at verslank.net 
> <mailto:jan at verslank.net>> wrote:
>
>     Good morning all,
>
>     May I ask for some advice, please.
>
>     I have purchased a Hitachi-LG GP50NB41 external DVD Writer. My
>     Ubuntu 16.04 did not pick the drive up, so I Gogled and found this
>     site:
>
>     https://askubuntu.com/questions/770016/cant-find-my-dvd-drive-in-ubuntu-16-04
>     <https://askubuntu.com/questions/770016/cant-find-my-dvd-drive-in-ubuntu-16-04>
>
>     After running |sudo add-apt-repository ppa:brandonsnider/cdrtools ||
>
>     I then tried to run sudo apt update and got the following: |
>     |||
>     |E: Type '<!DOCTYPE' is not known on line 1 in source list
>     /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list
>     E: The list of sources could not be read.
>
>     If I follow these instructions, I get a blank file:
>
>     https://askubuntu.com/questions/96967/how-do-i-fix-this-e-type-is-not-known-on-line-in-source-list-update
>     <https://askubuntu.com/questions/96967/how-do-i-fix-this-e-type-is-not-known-on-line-in-source-list-update>
>
>     Where do I go from here please?
>
>     Jan
>
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