Hi I solved this problem by changing the dvd/cd drive from slave to master by setting the jumper.You need to physically remove the drive and set the jumper to master.
A lot of thanks to andy and stefan from ubuntu-kernel irc for suggesting the workaround. After 1 year of darkness, i can finally start renting dvd's again :)) rajeev -- [regression karmic] cd/dvd drive not detected https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/425756 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs