[mdlug] Utity for verifying functionality of DVD drive.

[Harry Burleson]

You can start by using lshw to see if the drive is listed.

# lshw | less

I got something like this:


     *-scsi:1
          physical id: 2
          logical name: scsi4
          capabilities: emulated
        *-cdrom
             description: DVD-RAM writer
             product: BD-RE  WH10LS30
             vendor: HL-DT-ST
             physical id: 0.0.0
             bus info: scsi at 4:0.0.0
             logical name: /dev/cdrom
             logical name: /dev/sr0
             version: 1.00
             capabilities: removable audio cd-r cd-rw dvd dvd-r dvd-ram
             configuration: ansiversion=5 status=nodisc


Or else try hardinfo; it's usually listed in the menu as:
"System Profiler and Benchmark"


- Harry