Comment 23 for bug 569994

Same here

On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 11:47 PM, Conscious User <email address hidden>wrote:

> I have observed the same thing manuarmata did: the hotkey *always* works
> when a CD is already inserted. Is this true for everyone else here who
> is experiencing the bug? Sounds relevant.
>
> --
> eject hotkey fails to eject cd on gnome lucid
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/569994
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> Status in Gnome Settings Daemon: New
> Status in “gvfs” package in Ubuntu: Triaged
>
> Bug description:
> Dell E1505 inspiron laptop. Fn-F10 hotkey combo ejects cd/dvd tray on
> jaunty and earlier versions of gnome, but fails on lucid gnome.
>
> When I hit Fn-F10, the eject on-screen-display icon appears, but the cd
> does not open. I've checked the tray on another OS and it works with that
> key combo, so it's not a hardware problem.
>
> The output from xev when I press Fn-F10 is:
>
> MappingNotify event, serial 36, synthetic NO, window 0x0,
> request MappingKeyboard, first_keycode 8, count 248
>
> FocusOut event, serial 36, synthetic NO, window 0x5c00001,
> mode NotifyGrab, detail NotifyAncestor
>
> FocusIn event, serial 36, synthetic NO, window 0x5c00001,
> mode NotifyUngrab, detail NotifyAncestor
>
> KeymapNotify event, serial 36, synthetic NO, window 0x0,
> keys: 4294967213 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
> 0
> 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
>
> The fact that the eject on-screen-display icon pops up makes me think this
> has nothing to do with failure to recognize the key input, and more likely
> relates to how gnome processes the XF86Eject command.
>
> For example, if I install xdotool and enter 'xdotool key XF86Eject' in a
> console, I see the same result. The o-s-d icon appears, but the cd/dvd
> fails to open.
>
> Entering 'eject' in the console results in the cd/dvd opening.
>
> Not sure what else you need, but let me know.
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