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jozwikjp
2008-09-24, 02:22
Hello,
I tried playing a DVD I inserted it and it doesn't seem to recognize there is a DVD or disc in the drive at all.
This is in a Dell Inspiron 531s I believe the DVD player is a SATA drive though..
Not sure if this could be a specific driver related issue as when I booted from the cd it seemed to work.
I also tried a regular audio CD it isn't recognized either..
Perhaps It is not mounting the correct device to DVD Drive..
Thanks
Joe
jozwikjp
2008-09-24, 22:02
It doesn't appear that XBMC is controlling the Disc drive at all.. As the Eject function doesn't seem to work either..
Is there some conf or init setting that I can change to select which drive is used as the disc drive?
gryphon5
2008-09-25, 23:36
I have the same problem with a custom built machine.
kopetnik
2008-09-30, 01:49
The same. XBMC can't see DVD drive , no auto mount. Anyway , I can mount it manually from shell:
sudo mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /mnt
Hi,
Your problem looks pretty much like mine:
http://xbmc.org/forum/showthread.php?t=38126
Tried various things, libata/IDE kernel modules, nothing helps. It looks like HAL sees that a disk is inserted or removed (check /var/log/syslog), but no action is taken. Could it be due to the fact we all try to use a DVD drive? I consider getting an old CD-ROM and giving it a try - just to check the odds.
WWell,
hartiberlin
2008-10-03, 03:24
The same. XBMC can't see DVD drive , no auto mount. Anyway , I can mount it manually from shell:
sudo mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /mnt
I have the same problem.
How can I get a shell to mount the drive ?
Can I start a shell out of the xbmc program or
how do I get a shell when I boot from the USB stick ?
Or do I start a shell at the boot prompt ?
What commands must then be done to start the
xbmc program afterwards ?
Many thanks.
rodercot
2008-10-03, 11:16
I have the same problem.
How can I get a shell to mount the drive ?
Can I start a shell out of the xbmc program or
how do I get a shell when I boot from the USB stick ?
Or do I start a shell at the boot prompt ?
What commands must then be done to start the
xbmc program afterwards ?
Many thanks.
The problem is noted and is being looked into as per Luigi from the other thread. You get to a command line (shell) using ctl-alt-f2 after XBMC is loaded and then ctl-alt-f7 to get back into xbmc. login = xbmc pass = xbmc.
Dave