[SLUG] DVD drive not working with ubuntu

[Rufi_Dukes <godfreyzone@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

i got a new machine a few days ago with ubuntu feisty pre-installed
and i can't watch a video;
I'm not ready for the all the hard work just yet, I want a bit of
straightforward pleasure first...

so...
I was thinking of installing dapper (a copy of which i have);
but would this mean that, after an install, i could immediately use my
dvd drives to burn iso, watch dvds and stuff?
bc frankly, i just haven't got the energy to stuff around trying to
tweak the drives; i just want them to be mounted during the install...

coz otherwise, if i was still stuck with drives i couldn't use, then
i'm no better off


thx,
rufus