On 07/06/2018 19:09, Bill wrote:
In message , Andy Burns
writes
Well a Pi doesn't have SATA, so it's probably via another USB-SATA
adapter.

Do you mean no CD's are detected, or no CD drives are detected,

boot the Pi, do a "dmesg -c" plug in the USB CD, then do another dmesg,
and see if you get messages about /dev/sdc being detected and used as a
CD drive etc.
Â*The drive seems to be detected as sr0

sounds good.

The caddy opens and closes as expected, but the
drive doesn't spin up
The same thing happens if he plugs it into his PC. The drive is seen but
no music ever plays. I think it has failed.

I'd agree, whether it's worth burning £20 to send it back, or just get
another one for £10, I presume it's a laptop/slim one (don't think
I've ever seen a USB powered desktop full-size one) then again, can't
see many slim 48X only full sized.

I've just tried dmesg-c on a Linux Mint laptop here when plugging in my
Samsung external usb powered drive. After the drive parameters there are
two lines saying "Attached sr0" and attached something else. On his
Brennan dmesg -c, there was no sign of anything being attached.

I think he is resigned to sending it back and risking the £20. It is a
full sized drive, and that is what he is trying to find. My quick search
hasn't found anything - not even a caddy to put an internal 5.25 drive
in. Everything now seems geared to the low profile slower drives.

£13.99 on amazon.co.uk.
cheaper than sending it back.