"Can't eject cd rom : Inappropriate ioctl for device"

[Geoff]

Can't eject an empty CD-Rom tray.

None of the things suggested here (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/udev/+bug/875543) work. At best, working from a console, I get the message above. At worst, the CD drawer "grunts" as though trying to eject, but doesn't open.

Using a paperclip to push the hidden manual release does work, and once the tray has a CD in it, it ejects every time.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: linux-image-3.13.0-45-generic 3.13.0-45.74
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-45.74-generic 3.13.11-ckt13
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-45-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.10
Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: geoff 1662 F.... pulseaudio
                      geoff 1965 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'iw'
CurrentDesktop: LXDE
Date: Tue Jun 16 11:28:07 2015
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=eac9009f-2935-4961-9d6f-db25ad14f170
IwConfig:
 lo no wireless extensions.

 eth0 no wireless extensions.
MachineType: Dell Inc. OptiPlex 320
ProcFB: 0 radeondrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-45-generic root=UUID=8b5a8fc6-806e-425f-a86c-3eec3f7836b0 ro
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-restricted-modules-3.13.0-45-generic N/A
 linux-backports-modules-3.13.0-45-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.127.11
RfKill:

SourcePackage: linux
StagingDrivers: zram
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 12/04/2006
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 1.1.2
dmi.board.name: 0MH651
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.type: 7
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr1.1.2:bd12/04/2006:svnDellInc.:pnOptiPlex320:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0MH651:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct7:cvr:
dmi.product.name: OptiPlex 320
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

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[penalvch (penalvch)]

Geoff, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu better. As per www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/product-support/product/optiplex-320/drivers an update to your computer's buggy and outdated BIOS is available (1.1.12). If you update to this following https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BIOSUpdate does it change anything?

If it doesn't, could you please both specify what happened, and provide the output of the following terminal command:
sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date

For more on BIOS updates and linux, please see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs#Bug_reporting_etiquette .

Please note your current BIOS is already in the Bug Description, so posting this on the old BIOS would not be helpful. As well, you don't have to create a new bug report.

Once the BIOS is updated, and the information above is provided, then please mark this report Status Confirmed.

Thank you for your understanding.

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[Elven Decker (sailing)]

I have the same issue. I suspect something unique about our DVD drives or the way they are defined.

sudo lshw -C disk gives

  *-cdrom
       description: DVD reader
       product: COMBO SOHC-4836V
       vendor: LITE-ON
       physical id: 0.0.0
       bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0
       logical name: /dev/cdrom
       logical name: /dev/cdrw
       logical name: /dev/dvd
       logical name: /dev/sr0
       logical name: /mnt/cdrom
       version: SG$4
       capabilities: removable audio cd-r cd-rw dvd
       configuration: ansiversion=5 mount.fstype=udf mount.options=ro,relatime,utf8 state=mounted status=nodisc