Hi, jeremy bentham wrote: > eject: unable to eject, last error: Inappropriate ioctl for device
The inappropriate ioctl() does not necessarily have to be the reason of the failure. man 1 eject indicates that several methods are tried. > The command sees the drive (it's not the quietest thing in the > world, and I can hear it clunking in the case). > [...] > The drive also does not respond to the physical control on the > case. This could be a damage of mechanical parts or sensors. What do you get in file /tmp/xorriso.log by xorriso -scsi_log on -outdev /dev/sr0 -eject out 2>&1 | tee -i /tmp/xorriso.log Does the drive have a hole for mechanical opening by a straightened paper clip ? If so, open the tray (best with power being off) and insert some medium. Then try whether the drive reacts on eject, xorriso, or drive's own button as long as a medium is in. Such behavior is described in the web, and i experienced it myself with a DVD-ROM drive. Have a nice day :) Thomas