Yes, my DVD drive is listed in /etc/fstab. Here's a lshal log with the DVD drive mounted.
** Attachment added: "lshal log" http://librarian.launchpad.net/4904829/lshal.log -- 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