Heiko Baums [2011.08.18 2033 +0200]: > Am Thu, 18 Aug 2011 20:08:47 +0200 > schrieb Karol Blazewicz <karol.blazewicz@xxxxxxxxx>: > > > I put the data CD, close the tray, try to mount it, but > > [karol@white ~]$ sudo mount /dev/sr0 /media/cd/ > > mount: /dev/sr0 already mounted or /media/cd/ busy > > > > It's definitely not mounted, let's try again > > [karol@white ~]$ mount | grep sr0 > > [karol@white ~]$ sudo mount /dev/sr0 /media/cd/ > > mount: block device /dev/sr0 is write-protected, mounting read-only > > > > OK, let's see if it's mounted indeed > > [karol@white ~]$ mount | grep sr0 > > /dev/sr0 on /media/cd type iso9660 (ro) > > > > Looks fine, unmount it and eject it > > [karol@white ~]$ sudo umount /media/cd/ > > [karol@white ~]$ mount | grep sr0 > > [karol@white ~]$ eject /dev/sr0 > > eject: unable to eject, last error: Inappropriate ioctl for device > > > > Despite the error, the CD got ejected. Using eject is the only way to > > do it - pushing the button on the case doesn't to a damn thing ... > > unless I push it and try mounting again - in this case, the tray will > > open. > > Since when do you have those issues? It's probably a bug in the kernel > (package linux 3.0.2 and 3.0.3). > > I just wanted to try what was explained in this thread and must realize > that my DVD writer isn't detected anymore, no /dev/sr0 anymore. And my > drive is hard locked, means I can't open the tray anymore with the > drive's eject button. And the eject command doesn't work either, of > course. > > Here's my bug report: > https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/25649 Are you sure this worked for you with 3.0.1? If it did, then your issue and mine seem to be unrelated. I just downgraded to 3.0.1-1 and once again was not able to run eject as non-root user, even immediately after a reboot. Cheers, Norbert