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whenever i put a cd into my cd drive ,i can see its contents in the /media/cdrom but i cannot copy them to my hard drive,it gives an input/output error,
the following is the corresponding line in the /etc/fstab file
Originally posted by qwijibow The Cdrom cannot read a part of the disk because either the CDROM's lense is dirty or the cdrom is dirty or scratched.
clean the cdrom with a soft cloth (like the ones inside of glasses cases)
i am not sure,but u seem to get the impression that i cannot read a part of the disk.in fact ,i cannot read any part of my cd .the problem is not with the drive because ,whenever i put a video cd(in the VCD format) and play it with mplayer(asking it to see it as a video cd in the VCD format) ,it does without any hasles.
ne how,how to clean the cddrive inside without dis-assembling it?
you can buy cd-drive cleaners in computer shops.. it looks like a normal audio cd, but it has a soft brush on the surface and some lense cleaning fluid.
is this the problem with All data cd's or just a few ?
i get input/output errors often on my backup cd's but this is usually caused by dust, and fixed with a quick wipe with a damp cloth.
hmm... then i dont know what the problem is....
its unlikely that it could be a permissions problem, but just to rule it out, try reading the cd again while logged in as root.
also... next time you get the error, open up a terminal and give the command "dmesg" is there any usefull information about a cdrom error ?
sorry, this problem is above me.... could it be a coincedence that the cdrom stoper working as you installed the new linux distro ?
do you have any other computers with other distro's or operating systems... try using the cd-rom in a different computer... if the error follows the cd-rom then it is possible a hardware error.
are you comfortable taking the cd-rom apart ? it will void the warrenty, but cleaning the lense with a very very very soft artists paintbrush and cleaning fluid does wnders bringing old cd-roms back from the dead.
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