Public bug reported: When issuing an "eject" command on the console, I get:
$ eject eject: unable to eject, last error: Inappropriate ioctl for device $ dmesg reports: [ 149.469374] sr 1:0:0:0: [sr0] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE [ 149.469380] sr 1:0:0:0: [sr0] Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] [ 149.469385] sr 1:0:0:0: [sr0] Add. Sense: Illegal mode for this track [ 149.469393] end_request: I/O error, dev sr0, sector 0 [ 149.469397] __ratelimit: 68 callbacks suppressed [ 149.469400] Buffer I/O error on device sr0, logical block 0 [ 149.469403] Buffer I/O error on device sr0, logical block 1 [ 149.469407] Buffer I/O error on device sr0, logical block 2 [ 149.469410] Buffer I/O error on device sr0, logical block 3 [ 149.469412] Buffer I/O error on device sr0, logical block 4 [ 149.469415] Buffer I/O error on device sr0, logical block 5 [ 149.469417] Buffer I/O error on device sr0, logical block 6 [ 149.469419] Buffer I/O error on device sr0, logical block 7 [ 149.469422] Buffer I/O error on device sr0, logical block 8 [ 149.469424] Buffer I/O error on device sr0, logical block 9 [ 149.486612] sr 1:0:0:0: [sr0] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE [ 149.486618] sr 1:0:0:0: [sr0] Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] [ 149.486623] sr 1:0:0:0: [sr0] Add. Sense: Illegal mode for this track [ 149.486630] end_request: I/O error, dev sr0, sector 0 [ 149.503096] sr 1:0:0:0: [sr0] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE [ 149.503105] sr 1:0:0:0: [sr0] Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] [ 149.503112] sr 1:0:0:0: [sr0] Add. Sense: Illegal mode for this track [ 149.503121] end_request: I/O error, dev sr0, sector 0 [ 149.505347] sr 1:0:0:0: [sr0] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE [ 149.505360] sr 1:0:0:0: [sr0] Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] [ 149.505373] sr 1:0:0:0: [sr0] Add. Sense: Illegal mode for this track [ 149.505390] end_request: I/O error, dev sr0, sector 0 Even if the CD cannot be read, I should still be able to eject it! $ eject -v eject: using default device `cdrom' eject: device name is `cdrom' eject: expanded name is `/dev/cdrom' eject: `/dev/cdrom' is a link to `/dev/sr0' eject: `/dev/sr0' is not mounted eject: `/dev/sr0' is not a mount point eject: `/dev/sr0' is not a multipartition device eject: trying to eject `/dev/sr0' using CD-ROM eject command eject: CD-ROM eject command failed eject: trying to eject `/dev/sr0' using SCSI commands eject: SCSI eject failed eject: trying to eject `/dev/sr0' using floppy eject command eject: floppy eject command failed eject: trying to eject `/dev/sr0' using tape offline command eject: tape offline command failed eject: unable to eject, last error: Inappropriate ioctl for device $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu karmic (development branch) Release: 9.10 $ apt-cache policy eject eject: Installed: 2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-6 Candidate: 2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-6 Version table: *** 2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-6 0 500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Packages 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ** Affects: eject (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- eject: unable to eject, last error: Inappropriate ioctl for device https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/398670 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs