GNOME doesn't mount DVDs with DVD+-RW SATA

[Todd Zullinger]

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ArcosCom Linux User wrote:
> Before begin:
>    Dell Latitude D810
>    FC5
>    stock kernel, vanilla 2.6.17.14 and/or vanilla 2.6.18.1
>    All system updated with FC5 repositories.
> 
> My problem began when I put "hdc=noprobe" in kernel command-line to
> allow my sata dvd+-rw be detected as /dev/scd0.
> 
> Before, I had another problems, but when I inserted dvd's, gnome
> mounts them for me and put the icon in the desktop.
> 
> Now, I need to mount manually the CD/DVDs (mount -t iso9660
> /dev/scd0 /media/cdrom) and GNOME only put the icon when I mount the
> CD/DVD.
> 
> I need my dvd+-rw to be sata to allow me burn DVDs while I'm
> working, that works more or less fine, and I want GNOME continues
> mounting the DVD/CD when I insert them.
> 
> Any help?

I believe you're suffering from bug #201533[1].  I was having this
problem too until I applied the somewhat dirty patch available there.
It'll do for me until a better patch is integrated in hal and an
update pushed for FC5.

[1] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=201533

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