J Merritt wrote: > Recently I ran 'apt-cdrom add /dev/cdrom' to add > repository index to Synaptic. The disc would not eject > even after apt-cdrom had unmounted it. I did a 'umount > /dev/cdrom' and it said the device was not mounted, of > course. It would not eject, period. As a workaround, try installing the "eject" package and setting /usr/bin/eject suid root. Works for me, even from a device icon.