OK It's a Movie DVD. "TheBoat that Rocked". I was trying to Make an AVI using 
MacX DVD Ripper Pro. It spent ages "Seeking" and I gave up waiting.
On 05/10/2012, at 6:36 PM, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote:

> Well we need more details on what the DVD is, and what where you doing with 
> it just prior to trying to Eject the disc?
> 
> 
> Sent from Ronni's iPad
> 
> On 05/10/2012, at 6:20 PM, Robert Miller-Eves <bobme...@highway1.com.au> 
> wrote:
> 
>> I've now tried ALL suggestions but it just keeps reloading!
>> On 05/10/2012, at 6:13 PM, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi again Bob,
>>> 
>>> If the DVD is still stuck in your optical drive.
>>> 
>>> Open the Terminal in the /Applications/Utilities/ folder and run:
>>> 
>>> drutil eject
>>> 
>>> If you are not successful using the terminal command:
>>> 
>>> Open Disk Utility (located in the same location as the Terminal)
>>> Locate the misbehaving disk
>>> Eject the disk from there.
>>> 
>>> If these options fail, restart your Mac and hold the "Eject" key.
>>> Cheers,
>>> Ronni
>>> Sent from Ronni's iPad
>>> 
>>> On 05/10/2012, at 6:08 PM, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> We're you using the DVD in DVD Player or some other Application.
>>>> If so quit DVD Player or other app first.
>>>> 
>>>> When you tried start up holding the mouse bottom, did you do it this way?
>>>> Shut down the computer and start up whilst holding down the mouse button. 
>>>> This may take some time, but keep your finger on the mouse button right up 
>>>> until the disc comes out or the log-in screen has appeared.
>>>> 
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Ronni
>>>> 
>>>> Sent from Ronni's iPad
>>>> 
>>>> On 05/10/2012, at 5:54 PM, Robert Miller-Eves <bobme...@highway1.com.au> 
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> HELP!  iMac Intel Core i3 OS 10.8.2  DVD.  refuses to eject.Tried eject 
>>>>> button several times.Dragged to trash but keeps reloading.. Shut 
>>>>> down/Reboot.Start up holding mouse down. Any ideas?  Bob
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