From what I read in the dmesg logs it seems like pressing the physical
button causes the system to disconnect the module/hardware and from then on
it seems to get ignored (even after returning the disc tray).
Just to be sure, does the workaround of executing 'eject' in a terminal
still works fine on Karmic?
2009/10/6 executorvs <email address hidden>
> checked again today.
>
> press physical eject button, tray opens, insert disc (tried blue man
> group audio cd, road to perdition DVD, Red alert 2 game cd, and karmic
> beta live disc from which I installed), close tray, drive spins up for a
> short time, no auto prompt appears, go to computer and attempt to select
> drive, dialogue appears stating no media in drive, attempt to eject at
> this point using eject cdrom command in terminal and the terminal hangs,
> kill the terminal and press the physical eject button and it ejects.
>
> there is a different bug affecting many people mentioned at
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=8060118 and
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/karmic/+source/brasero/+bug/438065
> THIS IS NOT THE SAME BUG.
>
>
> this has been reported on both the acer 4810 and 5810 timeline series
> laptops.
>
> --
> Cannot mount media in DVD rom drive, Acer Timeline 4810T. Drive is
> detected, and media only detected if placed in the drive when machine
> suspended. Even then DVD movies (purchased) are not recognised - error
> message that media is unknown. Audio cd's sometimes play. When trying to
> unmount, I am asked for my password - message given that another user
> mounted the media.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/412527
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of a duplicate bug.
>
From what I read in the dmesg logs it seems like pressing the physical
button causes the system to disconnect the module/hardware and from then on
it seems to get ignored (even after returning the disc tray).
Just to be sure, does the workaround of executing 'eject' in a terminal
still works fine on Karmic?
2009/10/6 executorvs <email address hidden>
> checked again today. ubuntuforums. org/showthread. php?p=8060118 and /bugs.launchpad .net/ubuntu/ karmic/ +source/ brasero/ +bug/438065 /bugs.launchpad .net/bugs/ 412527
>
> press physical eject button, tray opens, insert disc (tried blue man
> group audio cd, road to perdition DVD, Red alert 2 game cd, and karmic
> beta live disc from which I installed), close tray, drive spins up for a
> short time, no auto prompt appears, go to computer and attempt to select
> drive, dialogue appears stating no media in drive, attempt to eject at
> this point using eject cdrom command in terminal and the terminal hangs,
> kill the terminal and press the physical eject button and it ejects.
>
> there is a different bug affecting many people mentioned at
> http://
> https:/
> THIS IS NOT THE SAME BUG.
>
>
> this has been reported on both the acer 4810 and 5810 timeline series
> laptops.
>
> --
> Cannot mount media in DVD rom drive, Acer Timeline 4810T. Drive is
> detected, and media only detected if placed in the drive when machine
> suspended. Even then DVD movies (purchased) are not recognised - error
> message that media is unknown. Audio cd's sometimes play. When trying to
> unmount, I am asked for my password - message given that another user
> mounted the media.
> https:/
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of a duplicate bug.
>