From udev post-install notes in elogviewer:
If after the udev update removable devices or CD/DVD drives stop working,
try re-emerging HAL before filling a bug report
Done. No luck. From HAL post-install notes in elogviewer:
If you have problems discovering/configuring hardware,
try adding yourself to plugdev.
OK…
gpasswd -a m plugdev
reboot
Whew, aifol.