I've the same problem with my HL-DT-ST GSA-H30N drive.
/var/log/messages output after a "eject" call:
...
Oct 24 09:47:46 chris kernel: [ 879.280000] cdrom: This disc doesn't have any tracks I recognize!
Oct 24 09:47:48 chris kernel: [ 881.276000] ata2.00: 16 bytes trailing data
Oct 24 09:48:13 chris kernel: [ 905.860000] ata2.00: 16 bytes trailing data
Oct 24 09:52:53 chris kernel: [ 1186.728000] ata2.00: 16 bytes trailing data
Oct 24 09:52:58 chris kernel: [ 1191.744000] res 40/00:02:00:18:00/00:00:00:00:00/a0 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
Oct 24 09:53:04 chris kernel: [ 1197.104000] ata2: port is slow to respond, please be patient (Status 0xd0)
Oct 24 09:53:08 chris kernel: [ 1201.752000] ata2: device not ready (errno=-16), forcing hardreset
Oct 24 09:53:08 chris kernel: [ 1201.752000] ata2: hard resetting port
Oct 24 09:53:14 chris kernel: [ 1207.272000] ata2: port is slow to respond, please be patient (Status 0x80)
Oct 24 09:53:18 chris kernel: [ 1211.808000] ata2: hard resetting port
Oct 24 09:53:24 chris kernel: [ 1217.324000] ata2: port is slow to respond, please be patient (Status 0x80)
Oct 24 09:53:29 chris kernel: [ 1221.864000] ata2: hard resetting port
Oct 24 09:53:34 chris kernel: [ 1227.380000] ata2: port is slow to respond, please be patient (Status 0x80)
Oct 24 09:54:04 chris kernel: [ 1256.892000] ata2: hard resetting port
Oct 24 09:54:09 chris kernel: [ 1261.908000] ata2.00: disabled
Oct 24 09:54:09 chris kernel: [ 1261.908000] ata2: EH complete
I've the same problem with my HL-DT-ST GSA-H30N drive.
/var/log/messages output after a "eject" call:
... 00:18:00/ 00:00:00: 00:00/a0 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
Oct 24 09:47:46 chris kernel: [ 879.280000] cdrom: This disc doesn't have any tracks I recognize!
Oct 24 09:47:48 chris kernel: [ 881.276000] ata2.00: 16 bytes trailing data
Oct 24 09:48:13 chris kernel: [ 905.860000] ata2.00: 16 bytes trailing data
Oct 24 09:52:53 chris kernel: [ 1186.728000] ata2.00: 16 bytes trailing data
Oct 24 09:52:58 chris kernel: [ 1191.744000] res 40/00:02:
Oct 24 09:53:04 chris kernel: [ 1197.104000] ata2: port is slow to respond, please be patient (Status 0xd0)
Oct 24 09:53:08 chris kernel: [ 1201.752000] ata2: device not ready (errno=-16), forcing hardreset
Oct 24 09:53:08 chris kernel: [ 1201.752000] ata2: hard resetting port
Oct 24 09:53:14 chris kernel: [ 1207.272000] ata2: port is slow to respond, please be patient (Status 0x80)
Oct 24 09:53:18 chris kernel: [ 1211.808000] ata2: hard resetting port
Oct 24 09:53:24 chris kernel: [ 1217.324000] ata2: port is slow to respond, please be patient (Status 0x80)
Oct 24 09:53:29 chris kernel: [ 1221.864000] ata2: hard resetting port
Oct 24 09:53:34 chris kernel: [ 1227.380000] ata2: port is slow to respond, please be patient (Status 0x80)
Oct 24 09:54:04 chris kernel: [ 1256.892000] ata2: hard resetting port
Oct 24 09:54:09 chris kernel: [ 1261.908000] ata2.00: disabled
Oct 24 09:54:09 chris kernel: [ 1261.908000] ata2: EH complete