I've had no problems with other OS' and have even managed to run Live distros off this drive.
This seems to be a problem that has been popping up in various places so I think it's unlikely to be a dirty lens problem For reference, here's a link to a forum thread where a few people have the same problem: http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=1123011 I've confirmed that the drive is a Mitsumi CR-4804TE if this helps at all. Thanks. -- CDROM drive eject disc after randomly seconds of use https://launchpad.net/bugs/47516 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs