[SOLVED]CD-RW & CD/DVD-RW drives

Hi there, well here I am again with new problems. I have been trying to learn as much about Zorin as I could for the past few months. But I still don't have a OS that is trust worthy. One of the problems I have is it don't see my CD-RW & CD/DVD-RW drives. I can't find them in my home file, computer files, and any where else I have tried to look. They do show up in the CMOS and the Boot Menu, but I cannot install anything from these drives. I have the CD from Zorin Group and it won't install. So what is wrong or what did not get loaded correctly? Any info will be very helpful. Thanks Larry

Hi Mr P,

install the package "dconf-tools" if you don't already have it installed and then open Dconf Editor and go to:

Dconf Editor > Org > Gnome > Desktop > Media-Handling > Automount/Automount-open/Autorun Never

and see what your settings are, it may not be automounting!!.

Hope it helps.

Regards Wolfman

Hi there, thanks for the info. I will try to do what you said Wolfman, and Swarfendor437 both drives work, they are not seen in the OS. Thanks Larry

Hi Everyone,
Well I am back, Wolfman, I installed dconf-tools. It was not installed, I don't see how to install the drives I need through this program. I went and read every title and subtitle to find how to install the drives, no luck. Either I don't know what I am reading, or it isn't in this program. I have spent hours reading everything I could, I have learned alot but not how to install the drives! This is getting very frustrating, I thought I would have Zorin working by now. So if anyone knows how to fix my problem please send me the info!!
Thanks Larry ( Mr. Purrfect58 )

mr.purrfect58 wrote:Hi Everyone,
Well I am back, Wolfman, I installed dconf-tools. It was not installed, I don't see how to install the drives I need through this program. I went and read every title and subtitle to find how to install the drives, no luck. Either I don't know what I am reading, or it isn't in this program. I have spent hours reading everything I could, I have learned alot but not how to install the drives! This is getting very frustrating, I thought I would have Zorin working by now. So if anyone knows how to fix my problem please send me the info!!
Thanks Larry ( Mr. Purrfect58 )

Try a simple test by inserting a blank DVD in your optical drive.

Below is a screenshot of half the desktop on the left side and the file manager on the right side of the screen.



Now, I will insert a blank DVD in the optical drive.



Notice the desktop showing the blank media and the file manger showing a blank DVD (this is outlined in red).



Now, I removed the blank DVD and inserted the Zorin OS install disc.



If you are still having problems, I would open up a terminal (type CTRL + ALT + T) and type the command sudo lshw -c disk and see what results are displayed. You should see a list of all your hard drives and optical drives.



If you do not see a listing for your optical drives, double check the cables are connected properly.

Hi Everyone, well my problem about the optical is SOLVED. Thanks to everyone for the help and info.
Thanks Larry ( Mr. Purrfect58 )

Hi Everyone, I want to thank everyone that has helped me with this drive problem. I have them back to working now, for how long I don't know. So for now they are working and I can now do some burning to the disks. Anyway will some one mark this question SOLVED, well I must go and do something else. So thanks alot for all the help and info.
Thanks Larry (Mr. Purrfect58)