apt-cdrom and cd-rom drive

[Glyn Millington <glyn@mill29.fsnet.co.uk>]

I'm trying to work out whether I've got a software or hardware
problem.  

Last night I was trying to put my debian cds into sources.list
with apt-cdrom.  The first two went fine but the third could not
be read - lots of whirring and grinding and flashing lights  but
no action.  So I ^C'd my way out of there.

Since then "apt-cdrom add"  cannot read anything; Gnome CD player
can't find a disc in the drive; I can't mount anything on /cdrom;
but get no error messages from any of these activities (or none
that I can see.)

Have I chewed up some software here or is the drive scuppered?
Is there anything else I can do to test either?

Thanks in advance

Glyn M





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