Step #3 in comment 5 above works for me:
3. 'sudo eject -i off'
So it seems that the drives are locking after eject for some reason? For me, this happens on Lubuntu 12.10. I can insert one CD and eject it, but then the drive is unusable again until I issue the command above.
It only happens with my DVD reader (/dev/sr0), not my DVD writer (/dev/sr1). lshw taken after issuing the command above, both drives are in fact empty.
Step #3 in comment 5 above works for me:
3. 'sudo eject -i off'
So it seems that the drives are locking after eject for some reason? For me, this happens on Lubuntu 12.10. I can insert one CD and eject it, but then the drive is unusable again until I issue the command above.
It only happens with my DVD reader (/dev/sr0), not my DVD writer (/dev/sr1). lshw taken after issuing the command above, both drives are in fact empty.
*-scsi:0
capabilities : emulated
descripti on: DVD reader
product: DVD-ROM GDR8161B
vendor: HL-DT-ST
physical id: 0.0.0
logical name: /dev/cdrom
logical name: /dev/dvd
logical name: /dev/sr0
version: 0040
capabilit ies: removable audio dvd
configura tion: ansiversion=5 status=nodisc
descripti on: DVD writer
product: DVD-RW GSA-H11N
vendor: HL-DT-ST
physical id: 0.1.0
logical name: /dev/cdrom1
logical name: /dev/cdrw1
logical name: /dev/dvd1
logical name: /dev/dvdrw1
logical name: /dev/sr1
version: JG03
capabilit ies: removable audio cd-r cd-rw dvd dvd-r
configura tion: ansiversion=5 status=nodisc
physical id: 1
logical name: scsi0
*-cdrom:0
bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0
*-cdrom:1
bus info: scsi@0:0.1.0