Hello,

In Zenwalk Snapshot if I insert some CD's or DVD's I get the error message:

Failed to mount "DVD-R Disc".
Method "Mount" with signature "ssas" on interface "org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.Volume" doesn't exist

But many CD's and DVD's mount perfectly. I am not able to solve this problem. Any solutions?

Thanks for your help,

Anand

Hi Anand

First thing I would check is hardware errors.

After you get your failed to maunt message, open op a konsole, or terminal window, and type in

There will be a whole lot of messages flying past your screen, but look at the last few. There might be something like:

Now, I know, that on my system, the dvd drive is called sr0, to find out what yours is really called, you can do

If you see any messages like the above, then it is most likely an issue with the actual disc you are using.

Hi x_terminat_or_3,

Thanks for your quick reply. I tried what you have suggested and got the message given below:

sr 2:0:0:0: [sr0] Result: hostbyte=0x00 driverbyte=0x08
sr 2:0:0:0: [sr0] Sense Key : 0x3 [current]
Info fld=0x10
sr 2:0:0:0: [sr0] ASC=0x2 ASCQ=0x0
end_request: I/O error, dev sr0, sector 64
Buffer I/O error on device sr0, logical block 8

My DVD writer device is sr0.

But this DVD mounts properly in Windows. So, what should I do to correct this? Is this a media problem?

Anand

It does mention an I/O error, but if there's only one it may not be all that bad.

If this is a DVD with data on that you want to read, try mounting it manually.

To mount any kind of file system, including DVDs, you need a mount point. Many people use /mnt/something

Open a terminal or console, log on as root, and create the mount point:

If it complains that it already exists, that's ok, so much the better.

Now, try to mount the DVD

If that was successful, there will be no output. You can then proceed to look at the files in /mnt/dvd

In case it's a DVD you are trying to watch, know that you *do not* need to mount it to play it. Simply insert the DVD in your drive, close the drive, and in your viewer (xine, mplayer, . . .) press the button that says DVD, or start it like this: xine "dvd://" or mplayer "dvd://"

Hope this helps