From: lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca   
      
   On Sat, 19 Feb 2022 14:46:57 +0000, Clark Smith wrote:   
      
   > I have several 14.2 systems, and none of them seems to be able to detect   
   > DVDs. That is, when I insert a DVD in the DVD unit, I can see nothng   
   > whatsoever in /var/log/syslog, /var/log/messages, or dmesg in those   
   > systems.   
   [snip]   
   > 	I am using 14.2 with all the patches applied, and I am not aware   
   > of any configuration specifics to prevent the DVD unit from working. Do   
   > you guys have any suggestions how to try and diagnose (and fix) this   
   > problem? I have the feeling that I must be missing something obvious   
   > here, but I am at a loss.   
      
   I believe that the userland mechanics of cdrom autodetect are handled by   
   udev. Are you running udevd on your Slackware 14.2 systems?   
      
      
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   Lew Pitcher   
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