I have a functional CD-ROM with lots of Windows stuff inside. I know that the executables won't run on Ubuntu, but I cannot even get the system to mount it.
I'm sure it's user error. But, I'd love to access the files/folders on this disk as there are some PDF files that are very important for me.
Can anybody help me?
edit: Adding in pertinent info
I'm on a Dell Inspiron 5559 Intel® Core™ i7-6500U CPU @ 2.50GHz × 4 Ubuntu 18.04
When I put a disk like this in the tray spins up, then nothing. File manager doesn't see it. Disk Manager app won't mount it. It's like it's not there.
Music disks, DVDs, & blank discs all register fine and appropriate apps open.
Here's the return from lshw with a Windows disk in:
*-cdrom
description: DVD-RAM writer
product: DVD+-RW DU-8A5LH
vendor: PLDS
physical id: 0.0.0
bus info: scsi@1:0.0.0
logical name: /dev/cdrom
logical name: /dev/cdrw
logical name: /dev/dvd
logical name: /dev/dvdrw
logical name: /dev/sr0
version: DD11
capabilities: removable audio cd-r cd-rw dvd dvd-r dvd-ram
configuration: ansiversion=5 status=ready
*-medium
physical id: 0
logical name: /dev/cdrom
Attempting to manually mount it via
mount /dev/sr0 /mnt
Returns
mount: /mnt: no medium found on /dev/sr0.
But the disk is in there. And from lshw above, the system knows it's there.
When running journalctl --follow, I do not understand any of the output that occurs when I insert the CD. In fact, it looks irrelevant (if so, I'll delete later). That all looks like network traffic.
Aug 30 06:58:33 mattbuntu kernel: [UFW BLOCK] IN=wlp2s0 OUT= MAC=00:1e:64:f9:28:33:6c:ad:f8:36:6a:ec:08:00 SRC=192.168.1.2 DST=192.168.1.93 LEN=543 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=56657 DPT=43265 LEN=523
Aug 30 06:58:34 mattbuntu kernel: [UFW BLOCK] IN=wlp2s0 OUT= MAC=00:1e:64:f9:28:33:a4:77:33:85:8c:e8:08:00 SRC=192.168.1.3 DST=192.168.1.93 LEN=544 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=47667 DPT=43265 LEN=524
Aug 30 06:58:34 mattbuntu kernel: [UFW BLOCK] IN=wlp2s0 OUT= MAC=00:1e:64:f9:28:33:6c:ad:f8:36:6a:ec:08:00 SRC=192.168.1.2 DST=192.168.1.93 LEN=543 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=54085 DPT=43265 LEN=523
Aug 30 06:58:35 mattbuntu kernel: [UFW BLOCK] IN=wlp2s0 OUT= MAC=00:1e:64:f9:28:33:a4:77:33:85:8c:e8:08:00 SRC=192.168.1.3 DST=192.168.1.93 LEN=544 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=35654 DPT=43265 LEN=524
Aug 30 06:58:35 mattbuntu kernel: [UFW BLOCK] IN=wlp2s0 OUT= MAC=00:1e:64:f9:28:33:a4:77:33:85:8c:e8:08:00 SRC=192.168.1.3 DST=192.168.1.93 LEN=544 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=49123 DPT=43265 LEN=524
Aug 30 06:58:35 mattbuntu kernel: [UFW BLOCK] IN=wlp2s0 OUT= MAC=00:1e:64:f9:28:33:6c:ad:f8:36:6a:ec:08:00 SRC=192.168.1.2 DST=192.168.1.93 LEN=543 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=43700 DPT=43265 LEN=523
I did also finally get some returns on:
wodim -atip dev=/dev/sr0
Device type : Removable CD-ROM
Version : 5
Response Format: 2
Capabilities :
Vendor_info : 'PLDS '
Identification : 'DVD+-RW DU-8A5LH'
Revision : 'DD11'
Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-R/DVD-RW.
wodim: Cannot load media with this drive!
wodim: Try to load media by hand.
Using generic SCSI-3/mmc CD-R/CD-RW driver (mmc_cdr).
Driver flags : MMC-3 SWABAUDIO BURNFREE FORCESPEED
Supported modes: TAO PACKET SAO SAO/R96P SAO/R96R RAW/R16 RAW/R96P RAW/R96R
wodim: Cannot load media with this drive!
wodim: Try to load media by hand.
wodim: Cannot load media.
Also, here is the result from cd-info:
matthewlhudson@mattbuntu:~$ cd-info
cd-info version 1.0.0 x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
Copyright (c) 2003-2005, 2007-2008, 2011-2015, 2017 R. Bernstein
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.
There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
CD location : /dev/cdrom
CD driver name: GNU/Linux
access mode: IOCTL
Vendor : PLDS
Model : DVD+-RW DU-8A5LH
Revision : DD11
Hardware : CD-ROM or DVD
Can eject : Yes
Can close tray : Yes
Can disable manual eject : Yes
Can select juke-box disc : No
Can set drive speed : No
Can read multiple sessions (e.g. PhotoCD) : Yes
Can hard reset device : Yes
Reading....
Can read Mode 2 Form 1 : Yes
Can read Mode 2 Form 2 : Yes
Can read (S)VCD (i.e. Mode 2 Form 1/2) : Yes
Can read C2 Errors : Yes
Can read IRSC : Yes
Can read Media Channel Number (or UPC) : Yes
Can play audio : Yes
Can read CD-DA : Yes
Can read CD-R : Yes
Can read CD-RW : Yes
Can read DVD-ROM : Yes
Writing....
Can write CD-RW : Yes
Can write DVD-R : Yes
Can write DVD-RAM : Yes
Can write DVD-RW : No
Can write DVD+RW : No
__________________________________
Disc mode is listed as: Error in getting information
++ WARN: error in ioctl CDROMREADTOCHDR: No medium found
cd-info: Can't get first track number. I give up.
I wonder how will I know if it's the drive or the disk. The disk works on other machines. The drive works with Music disks & blank disks. So, both work in some cases.
lsblk
at the bottom of my devices I see "sr0 11:0 1 109.1M 0 rom /media/guiverc/5532D_QV_CD" which is the CD. More details of your version, and what you tried, if the drive span up are helpful...journalctl --follow
in a terminal window. Insert the CDROM. Any interesting log info fromjournalctl --follow
?