DVD Writer on RHEL5

manianbala29 · 11-05-2008, 08:17 PM

Hello Linux Gurus,

I have a Intel dual core on DG31PR, 2 GB, 160 GB Sata and DVD writer on my system. I have dual O/S Win Xp and RHEL5. In RHEL on the desktop I get DVDWriter icon. But on double clicking that I dont get the contents of the DCD I inserted in the DVD writer. Every time I had to mount the drive. Linux gurus, please advise a method to use as in windows.

thanks and regards

TB0ne · 11-06-2008, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by manianbala29

Hello Linux Gurus,

I have a Intel dual core on DG31PR, 2 GB, 160 GB Sata and DVD writer on my system. I have dual O/S Win Xp and RHEL5. In RHEL on the desktop I get DVDWriter icon. But on double clicking that I dont get the contents of the DCD I inserted in the DVD writer. Every time I had to mount the drive. Linux gurus, please advise a method to use as in windows.

thanks and regards

So you're saying it works fine, after you mount it? Yep..that sounds right. Windows isn't that secure, so it'll auto-mount (and auto-run), whatever you shove in there. Linux CAN auto-mount it, but it sounds like auto-mount isn't enabled for your DVD drive.

manianbala29 · 11-07-2008, 03:18 PM

can any one please guide me how to automount DVD drive please.

thanks

TB0ne · 11-07-2008, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by manianbala29

can any one please guide me how to automount DVD drive please.

thanks

Since you have RedHat support with RHEL5, you can call them, or search their knowledgebase.

From a very brief google search

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Check your system-config-services
and see if autofs, haldaemon and messagebus are enabled. You can check your services in more detail by looking under:
/System
/Preferences
/Hardware
/Removable Drives and Media
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