I closed my bug report on this issue. In my case it was a configuration issue. The jumpers at on the DVD drive were not correctly set up. Somehow the drive appeared at the boot stage but not once Ubuntu was up and running.
Malcolm Jarrett 07795 692841 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kvieserc" <335...@bugs.launchpad.net> To: <jarre...@waitrose.com> Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2010 9:29 AM Subject: [Bug 335968] Re: DVD missing after install I have the same issue with lenovo y710 and Ubuntu 10.10. -- DVD missing after install https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/335968 You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber of the bug. Status in “grub2” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Installed Ubuntu 8.10, updated to latest available revisions without issue, DVD drive present during install, after required reboot, no dvd drive, no devices present in /dev that would lead to an optical drive. This is a new laptop, a Lenovo Ideapad Y710 - 2GB Ram - 250 GB HDD - OptiArc DVD-RW - Intel 4965agn wireless - Broadcom NetLink BCM5906M Fast Ethernet PCI Express - Lenovo EasyCam - Intel HD Audio (ALC888). Everything, but the DVD, works flawlessly. Please help, I need the DVD drive when I'm on the road for work, and an external unit is not on option. ________________________________________________________ This problem also influence Ubuntu10.04. And I find that while grub2 run, the LED of DVD would be lighted ,and then I can't find DVD driver in any OS .The LED light will not be turned off until the laptop has been shutdown. I'm not good at English, so do you know what I mean? To unsubscribe from this bug, go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/335968/+subscribe -- DVD missing after install https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/335968 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
