I think this belongs to the gnome-volume-manager package, because it happens to both the places menu and the mounting applet. Correct me if I'm wrong.
** Changed in: gnome-applets (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: gnome-applets => gnome-volume-manager -- mount_applet2 does not show DVD drive when a data DVD is inserted https://launchpad.net/bugs/45620 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs