Tom Gundersen [2011.08.19 0011 +0200]: > On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 6:44 PM, Norbert Zeh <nzeh@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi folks, > > > > I have a strange problem with ejecting CDs from my CD drive. > > > > As root: > > > > eject and eject -t work flawlessly > > eject -T gives > > > > ioctl: Input/output error > > > > As non-root user: > > > > eject -t closes the tray as expected > > eject gives > > > > eject: unable to eject, last error: Inappropriate ioctl for device > > > > eject -T gives the same result as for root > > > > It doesn't matter whether I do or do not specify sr0 as the device to > > eject. The non-root user that I try to execute this command as is in > > the optical group. > > > > I have the same problem on two different machines: my trusty old desktop > > and a Dell Latitude E6510. Also, all this did work before and stopped > > working some time not so long ago. So, given that it did work before > > and happens on two rather different machines, I suspect it to be a > > result of some package upgrade. Unfortunately, I don't know exactly > > when this started happening. > > > > Does anybody else experience this type of problem? Does anybody have > > any pointers what may be wrong with my setup? > > This is a known problem, and a version of eject which fixes the issue > is in AUR. Once I have time I'll try to add the needed patches to the > eject in our repos and push a new release. Thanks for your efforts, Tom. Much appreciated! N.
