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? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87aabm4hcl....@ulanbator.myhome.westell.com