CD/DVD Writer recognizes CD but not DVD

[PJJ]

While trying to repair my broken test 13.10 installation I came to realize painfully that my CD writer does recognize CDs but ignores DVDs. I need it to read my installation DVD 13.10.

Here is some basic info:

sudo lshw -class disk:

*-cdrom
description: DVD writer
product: CD/DVDW SD-R6472
vendor: TOSHIBA
physical id: 0.0.0
bus info: scsi@1:0.0.0
logical name: /dev/cdrom2
logical name: /dev/cdrw2
logical name: /dev/dvd2
logical name: /dev/dvdrw2
logical name: /dev/sr0
version: TR50
capabilities: removable audio cd-r cd-rw dvd dvd-r
configuration: ansiversion=5 status=nodisc

(there was a DVD in there!)

When opened with kb3 (which also reports no medium present when a DVD is inserted), the command 'mount' gives this:

/dev/sr0 on /media/cdrom type iso9660 (ro)

/dev/sr0 on /media/Kubuntu 12.04.1 LTS i386 type iso9660 (ro,nosuid,nodev,uid=1000,gid=1000,iocharset=utf8, mode=0400,dmode=0500,uhelper=udisks)

I have a CD/DVD writer which is apparently working. But where and how is it mounted?

I tried to modify fstab which did not work. I attempted to mount the reader manually. Error: Already mounted or busy.

I tried other suggestions in various Kubuntu and Ubuntu places: No luck.

How do I get DVDs to be read by the reader/writer?

[PJJ]

Again?
I am not the only one with this problem. therefore someone should know the answer to my question.

Here it is, answered in another Kubuntuforum thread:
http://www.kubuntuforums.net/showthr...light=Cd%2FDVD

It involves getting rid of a faulty mkisofs and cdrecord packages that are part of the standard Kubuntu repositories. the problem is supposedly solved by installing the 'real' mkisofs and cdrecord files by compilation and a new link to the actual working files.

Since I have had bad experiences every time I attempt to copmpile anything, I will wait to see if the maintainers will eventually fix this problem.

The referenced link also points to a website that explains why this problem exists in the first place. Looks like there are some egos involved.

But do Kubuntu users have to pay the price for that?