Software won't recognize cdrom in Linux

[preacherman481]

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?

[Phalse]

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.

[preacherman481]

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

[Phalse]

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.

[RoadClosed]

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?

[Phalse]

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

[RoadClosed]

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.

[Phalse]

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

[RoadClosed]

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