Created attachment 140200 [details] System journal start to finish SUMMARY A DVD cannot be reloaded/replayed on a currently running system without rebooting. STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. Freshly booted system, load DVD in optical drive, select player in Device Notifier when presented (in my case VLC) 2. DVD ends, VLC closed (Ctl-Q), Select Device Notifier in System Tray and click Eject, Optical drive opens, Device Notifier terminates 3. Load/Reload DVD in optical drive and close the drive OBSERVED RESULT No response from Device Notifier in System Tray EXPECTED RESULT Device Notifier Pop-Up in System Tray presenting action alternatives SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Windows: No macOS: No Linux/KDE Plasma: Yes (available in About System) KDE Plasma Version: 5.18.6 KDE Frameworks Version: Qt Version: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION openSUSE Leap 15.2 Potentially related to Bug 438874 (Disk & Devices applet doesn't show USB removable devices after connecting the device for 2nd time)
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Current openSUSE Leap 15.2 updates applied to my laptop. The laptop displays the same symptoms. A DVD cannot be loaded/reloaded in the drive without first rebooting.
Does the DVD appear in Dolphin's sidebar?
The system has not been rebooted since the last DVD was played. A DVD loaded in the drive does not show up in the Dolphin Sidebar display.
A Dolphin display of /dev/sr0 will allow Right-Click, Open With, Multimedia. If VLC is selected, the DVD will play.
Thanks for the info. If Dolphin can't see it either, the problem is probably somewhere in the Solid framework, which handles removable discs and devices like this.
On 210815 I applied outstanding openSUSE maintenance to my system (zypper log is atached) and rebooted. I loaded and played a DVD in the normal desktop manner (load DVD in the drive, wait for the device notifier, select the VLC player and play the DVD). Everything proceeded normally. No other changes were applied to my system. On 210816 I loaded another DVD in the drive expecting the device notifier NOT to appear. However, the device notifier did appear and provide all the choices I expected. I was able to play the DVD normally and unload it when complete. I then attempted to reload the DVD. The device notifier reappeared as it should and I was able to select the VLC played again.
Created attachment 140786 [details] 440052 attached /var/log/zypp/history
Sorry. I spoke too soon. I attempted to view a DVD last evening and discovered the bug (440052) is still present.