I experienced the same problem under 10.04, 10.10, and 11.04 (current system). I found a reference to a Plextor firmware update, installed it and now problem is solved! Suggest you and others investigate how to do this update. It will fix several brands but not all. I did it quickly, and so fast, I cannot remember how. Here's the udev output. Maybe that will help:
kent@kent05:~$ udevadm monitor -e --udev
monitor will print the received events for:
UDEV - the event which udev sends out after rule processing
^Ckent@kent05:~$
kent@kent05:~$
kent@kent05:~$ udevadm monitor -e --udev
monitor will print the received events for:
UDEV - the event which udev sends out after rule processing
I experienced the same problem under 10.04, 10.10, and 11.04 (current system). I found a reference to a Plextor firmware update, installed it and now problem is solved! Suggest you and others investigate how to do this update. It will fix several brands but not all. I did it quickly, and so fast, I cannot remember how. Here's the udev output. Maybe that will help:
kent@kent05:~$ udevadm monitor -e --udev
monitor will print the received events for:
UDEV - the event which udev sends out after rule processing
^Ckent@kent05:~$
kent@kent05:~$
kent@kent05:~$ udevadm monitor -e --udev
monitor will print the received events for:
UDEV - the event which udev sends out after rule processing
^G pci0000: 00/0000: 00:14.1/ host0/target0: 0:0/0:0: 0:0/block/ sr0 (block) /devices/ pci0000: 00/0000: 00:14.1/ host0/target0: 0:0/0:0: 0:0/block/ sr0 MEDIA_SESSION_ COUNT=1 MEDIA_TRACK_ COUNT=1 MEDIA_TRACK_ COUNT_DATA= 1 SAMSUNG_ DVD-ROM_ SD-616E ENC=SAMSUNG\ x20DVD- ROM\x20SD- 616E\x20\ x20\x20\ x20\x20\ x20\x20\ x20\x20\ x20\x20\ x20\x20\ x20\x20\ x20\x20 SAMSUNG_ DVD-ROM_ SD-616E pci-0000: 00:14.1- scsi-0: 0:0:0 Joliet\ x20Extension microlife_ bpa313 ENC=microlife\ x20bpa313 filesystem PRESENTATION_ NOPOLICY= 0 by-id/ata- SAMSUNG_ DVD-ROM_ SD-616E /dev/disk/ by-path/ pci-0000: 00:14.1- scsi-0: 0:0:0 /dev/disk/ by-label/ microlife\ x20bpa313 /dev/cdrom /dev/dvd
UDEV [1305927994.644044] change /devices/
UDEV_LOG=3
ACTION=change
DEVPATH=
SUBSYSTEM=block
DISK_MEDIA_CHANGE=1
DEVNAME=/dev/sr0
DEVTYPE=disk
SEQNUM=1850
ID_CDROM=1
ID_CDROM_CD=1
ID_CDROM_DVD=1
ID_CDROM_MRW=1
ID_CDROM_MRW_W=1
ID_CDROM_MEDIA=1
ID_CDROM_MEDIA_CD=1
ID_CDROM_
ID_CDROM_
ID_CDROM_
ID_ATA=1
ID_TYPE=cd
ID_BUS=ata
ID_MODEL=
ID_MODEL_
ID_REVISION=F501
ID_SERIAL=
ID_PATH=
ID_FS_VERSION=
ID_FS_LABEL=
ID_FS_LABEL_
ID_FS_TYPE=iso9660
ID_FS_USAGE=
GENERATED=1
UDISKS_
MAJOR=11
MINOR=0
DEVLINKS=/dev/scd0 /dev/disk/
TAGS=:udev-acl:
UDEV [1305927994.933613] add /module/isofs (module) /module/ isofs
UDEV_LOG=3
ACTION=add
DEVPATH=
SUBSYSTEM=module
SEQNUM=1852
UDEV [1305927994.935483] add /kernel/ slab/isofs_ inode_cache (slab) /kernel/ slab/isofs_ inode_cache
UDEV_LOG=3
ACTION=add
DEVPATH=
SUBSYSTEM=slab
SEQNUM=1853
UDEV [1305927995.058497] add /module/nls_utf8 (module) /module/ nls_utf8
UDEV_LOG=3
ACTION=add
DEVPATH=
SUBSYSTEM=module
SEQNUM=1854
UDEV [1305927995.080261] change /devices/ pci0000: 00/0000: 00:14.1/ host0/target0: 0:0/0:0: 0:0/block/ sr0 (block) /devices/ pci0000: 00/0000: 00:14.1/ host0/target0: 0:0/0:0: 0:0/block/ sr0 MEDIA_SESSION_ COUNT=1 MEDIA_TRACK_ COUNT=1 MEDIA_TRACK_ COUNT_DATA= 1 SAMSUNG_ DVD-ROM_ SD-616E ENC=SAMSUNG\ x20DVD- ROM\x20SD- 616E\x20\ x20\x20\ x20\x20\ x20\x20\ x20\x20\ x20\x20\ x20\x20\ x20\x20\ x20\x20 SAMSUNG_ DVD-ROM_ SD-616E pci-0000: 00:14.1- scsi-0: 0:0:0 Joliet\ x20Extension microlife_ bpa313 ENC=microlife\ x20bpa313 filesystem PRESENTATION_ NOPOLICY= 0 by-id/ata- SAMSUNG_ DVD-ROM_ SD-616E /dev/disk/ by-path/ pci-0000: 00:14.1- scsi-0: 0:0:0 /dev/disk/ by-label/ microlife\ x20bpa313 /dev/cdrom /dev/dvd
UDEV_LOG=3
ACTION=change
DEVPATH=
SUBSYSTEM=block
DISK_MEDIA_CHANGE=1
DEVNAME=/dev/sr0
DEVTYPE=disk
SEQNUM=1851
ID_CDROM=1
ID_CDROM_CD=1
ID_CDROM_DVD=1
ID_CDROM_MRW=1
ID_CDROM_MRW_W=1
ID_CDROM_MEDIA=1
ID_CDROM_MEDIA_CD=1
ID_CDROM_
ID_CDROM_
ID_CDROM_
ID_ATA=1
ID_TYPE=cd
ID_BUS=ata
ID_MODEL=
ID_MODEL_
ID_REVISION=F501
ID_SERIAL=
ID_PATH=
ID_FS_VERSION=
ID_FS_LABEL=
ID_FS_LABEL_
ID_FS_TYPE=iso9660
ID_FS_USAGE=
GENERATED=1
UDISKS_
MAJOR=11
MINOR=0
DEVLINKS=/dev/scd0 /dev/disk/
TAGS=:udev-acl:
UDEV [1305928197.241578] change /devices/ pci0000: 00/0000: 00:14.1/ host0/target0: 0:0/0:0: 0:0/block/ sr0 (block) /devices/ pci0000: 00/0000: 00:14.1/ host0/target0: 0:0/0:0: 0:0/block/ sr0 SAMSUNG_ DVD-ROM_ SD-616E ENC=SAMSUNG\ x20DVD- ROM\x20SD- 616E\x20\ x20\x20\ x20\x20\ x20\x20\ x20\x20\ x20\x20\ x20\x20\ x20\x20\ x20\x20 SAMSUNG_ DVD-ROM_ SD-616E pci-0000: 00:14.1- scsi-0: 0:0:0 PRESENTATION_ NOPOLICY= 0 by-id/ata- SAMSUNG_ DVD-ROM_ SD-616E /dev/disk/ by-path/ pci-0000: 00:14.1- scsi-0: 0:0:0 /dev/cdrom /dev/dvd
UDEV_LOG=3
ACTION=change
DEVPATH=
SUBSYSTEM=block
DISK_MEDIA_CHANGE=1
DEVNAME=/dev/sr0
DEVTYPE=disk
SEQNUM=1855
ID_CDROM=1
ID_CDROM_CD=1
ID_CDROM_DVD=1
ID_ATA=1
ID_TYPE=cd
ID_BUS=ata
ID_MODEL=
ID_MODEL_
ID_REVISION=F501
ID_SERIAL=
ID_PATH=
GENERATED=1
UDISKS_
MAJOR=11
MINOR=0
DEVLINKS=/dev/scd0 /dev/disk/
TAGS=:udev-acl: