On 8/6/2011 12:47 PM, R. Clayton wrote:
> I'm running debian testing updated weekly. Every once in a while I manage to
> wedge the cd drive such that I can no longer eject it:
>
> $ sudo umount /dev/scd1
> umount: /dev/scd1: not mounted
>
> $ eject /dev/scd1
> eject: unable to eject, last error: Inappropriate ioctl for device
>
> $ sudo eject /dev/scd1
> eject: unable to eject, last error: Inappropriate ioctl for device
>
> $ eject -v /dev/scd1
> eject: device name is `/dev/scd1'
> eject: expanded name is `/dev/scd1'
> eject: `/dev/scd1' is a link to `/dev/sr1'
> eject: `/dev/sr1' is not mounted
> eject: `/dev/sr1' is not a mount point
> eject: `/dev/sr1' is not a multipartition device
> eject: trying to eject `/dev/sr1' using CD-ROM eject command
> eject: CD-ROM eject command failed
> eject: trying to eject `/dev/sr1' using SCSI commands
> eject: SCSI eject failed
> eject: trying to eject `/dev/sr1' using floppy eject command
> eject: floppy eject command failed
> eject: trying to eject `/dev/sr1' using tape offline command
> eject: tape offline command failed
> eject: unable to eject, last error: Inappropriate ioctl for device
>
> $ ls -l /dev/s{cd,r}1
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 Aug 5 18:09 /dev/scd1 -> sr1
> brw-rw---- 1 root cdrom 11, 1 Aug 5 18:09 /dev/sr1
>
> $ groups
> rclayton dialout cdrom floppy audio video plugdev bluetooth netdev
>
> $
>
> The drive's wedged so tightly that it doesn't respond to the button on the
> cd-tray drawer (it does, however, respond to the paper clip, but that fixes
> neither the eject command nor the drawer button). This usually happens after I
> have some mishaps mounting and unmounting the drive. I can recover the drive
> by rebooting, but what, if anything, can I do short of rebooting to recover the
> drive?
From a mechanical point of view, this sounds like a bad servo or
actuator motor in the drive. Is it old? New? Is the drive sluggish to
eject the drive, does it feel stiff, like something might be grinding on
the tray itself? Do you have kids that like to hide small things in
really neat new places?
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> Chris Brennan
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