The Linux eternal problem with reading CD/DVDs...

[Paul Smith]

On 7/18/06, Paul Smith <phhs80 at gmail.com> wrote:
> From time to time, I have serious problems with reading data DVD
> disks. Now, I try to copy a file from a mounted (automatically) disk
> to the Desktop (KDE), and the the process is stalled for ages, with no
> progress. Any ideas? When will Linux reach the MS Windows' performance
> regarding CD/DVDs?

That is absolutely irritating: I try to mount the DVD disk manually and I get

$ mount /dev/dvd
mount: can't find /dev/hdd in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab
$

Paul