Software won't recognize cdrom in Linux

I am using Slackware 10 and just installed wine so I can use some Windows programs on my linux partition. The problem is when I start up a piece of software that uses the CD/DVD ROM it just says "No Devices Found!"

My wine config file is set up like this :

Code:

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[Drive C]
"Path" = "~/.wine/drive_c"
"Type" = "hd"

[Drive D]
"Path" = "/mnt/cdrom"
"Type" = "cdrom"
;make sure that device is correct and has proper permissions !
"Device" = "/dev/cdrom"

---

and the dosdevices is set up as
d: z: and c:
d: points to /mnt/cdrom
z: points to /
c: points to the fake windows drive

Are you sure you have the right path to your drives? Try /dev/hdc or /dev/hdd instead of /dev/cdrom.


!) What version of Wine are you running? If it is not the latest version for Slackware try upgrading to the latest.

2) Try the winecfg command at the command line. This will bring up a control panel. One of the options will be drives. Click drives, and look for a button named "autodetect." If that doesn't work, use the add option button to manually add your CD/DVD drive. Make sure you have the right path.

Type this:

mount

What does it say? Something tells me you didn't mount the drives before trying to use them.

I am using the latest version offered to me on www.winehq.com 0.9.12. And when I do the "autodetect" it seems to detect everything just fine. However when I try to run the Software it still says "No Device Found". And if I try to run another piece of Software that uses the CD/DVD Rom it says:
Failed to read file "d:\"
Invalid paremeter.

Uhhhh yea, and what does it say when you typed what I posted?

Sorry gore didn't see your post
mount:

Code:

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/dev/hda6 on / type ext2 (rw)
proc on /proc type proc (rw)
/dev/hda5 on /fat-c type ntfs (rw)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,gid=5,mode=620)
/dev/hdc on /mnt/cdrom type iso9660 (ro)

---

Hmm,
Well, it looks like it's mounted. (But that was a good idea gore. I didn't think a thing about it having to be mounted.)
Try this. Run winecfg from the command line again.
Click on drives.
Click on Show Advanced.
Under Drive mappings click on your cdrom drive to select it.
Under Type, make sure CDROM is selected.

It was set on "autodetect" but I switched it over to CDROM, and still the same problems...

Try to use the cdrom with the disk you have been using, and copy and paste the exact error message you are getting. BTW, what program are you trying to use?

I am trying to use DVD Shrink and with that i get the error
Failed to read file "d:\"
Invalid paremeter.
And with DVD Decrypter it just says
No Devices Found!

I don't think DVD Decrypter is legal for you to use if you live in the US. (If you do). You may want to do some reseach on this and on the DMCA. I may be wrong, so check on this yourself, but I don't feel comfortable helping with this.

Hmm, are you the person who was asking for help and was trying to copy a copy protected DVD with the cp command?

Ah I definately didn't know that it was illegal to use DVD Decrypter in the US. I haven't successfully used it so I'll be sure to get rid of it ASAP. Thanks for the heads up preacher. And I wouldn't think that you could use the cp command with a DVD seeing how it is protected n all.

Again, don't just take my opinion. Do a google search on DVD Decrypter and see what you think.

I did some googling and what I came to understand that It is COMPLETELY Illegal seeing how it circumvents Copy Protection of a disk. The author of DVD Decrypter was halted in continuing to produce this piece of software so I would assume that it would be wise not to have it. Thanks again preacher, and I'll continue to work on this wine thing using nero or some sort of application that involves the CD/DVD Rom, because even when I use those under the Source: box there is nothing to select.

If its mounted and you can't access it through /mnt/cdrom entry in your winde cfg then verify through your file manager you have access to it outside of wine. Could be a rights issue. Or go into console and type:

cd /mnt/cdrom
dir

Got a file list? No you have to change access privy.

Yes? Can you run or copy a file?

I can access mnt/cdrom just fine, just not with any wine Program

The the issue seems to be with the mapping or syntax in the program. Linux sees it and can access it. instead of mapping mnt/cdrom try the full path you used to browse to it in a fil manager or terminal. Like open gnome or KDE and browse to the cd then cut and past the path. Maybe something like file:///mnt.cdrom or even a different mount point.

I found the problem!
Of course it was something simple, in the dosdevices section under ~/.wine/ the d: was a symbolic link pointing to /media/cdrom
when I changed it to /mnt/cdrom it recognizes the cdrom. Thanks for all your help guys :)

cool. The newer distros don't use mnt any more. They use /media/x so wine must have adapted to that.