CD drive wont open

Asked by Sean

Cant open CD tray with the eject button on the hardware.

Then there is this

leah@thelittleguy:~$ eject
eject: unable to eject, last error: Inappropriate ioctl for device
leah@thelittleguy:~$ sudo eject
[sudo] password for leah:
eject: unable to eject, last error: Inappropriate ioctl for device
leah@thelittleguy:~$ eject /dev/sr0
eject: unable to eject, last error: Inappropriate ioctl for device
leah@thelittleguy:~$ sudo eject /dev/sr0
eject: unable to eject, last error: Inappropriate ioctl for device
leah@thelittleguy:~$ sudo eject -i
eject: option requires an argument -- 'i'
leah@thelittleguy:~$ sudo eject -i off
CD-Drive may be ejected with device button
leah@thelittleguy:~$ sudo eject -i off /dev/sr0
CD-Drive may be ejected with device button
leah@thelittleguy:~$ sudo lshw
thelittleguy
    description: Desktop Computer
    product: DX4850 (Serena-SKU A)
    vendor: Gateway
    serial: PTGBL0202011100A2D0100
    width: 64 bits
    capabilities: smbios-2.6 dmi-2.6 vsyscall32
    configuration: administrator_password=disabled boot=normal chassis=desktop family=Gateway Desktop power-on_password=disabled sku=Serena-SKU A uuid=CFE0A080-15E1-11E0-A526-F80F41115BCA
  *-core
       description: Motherboard
       product: DX4850
       vendor: Gateway
       physical id: 0
       slot: To be filled by O.E.M.
     *-firmware
          description: BIOS
          vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
          physical id: 0
          version: P01-A3
          date: 02/11/2011
          size: 64KiB
          capacity: 1984KiB
          capabilities: pci apm upgrade shadowing cdboot bootselect socketedrom edd int13floppy1200 int13floppy720 int13floppy2880 int5printscreen int9keyboard int14serial int17printer acpi usb biosbootspecification
     *-cpu
          description: CPU
          product: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2100 CPU @ 3.10GHz
          vendor: Intel Corp.
          physical id: 4
          bus info: cpu@0
          version: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2100 CPU @ 3.10GHz
          serial: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
          slot: CPU 1
          size: 1693MHz
          capacity: 3100MHz
          width: 64 bits
          clock: 100MHz
          capabilities: x86-64 fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx rdtscp constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good nopl xtopology nonstop_tsc cpuid aperfmperf pni pclmulqdq dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm pcid sse4_1 sse4_2 popcnt tsc_deadline_timer xsave avx lahf_lm epb pti ssbd ibrs ibpb stibp tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority ept vpid xsaveopt dtherm arat pln pts flush_l1d cpufreq
          configuration: cores=2 enabledcores=2 threads=4
        *-cache:0
             description: L1 cache
             physical id: 5
             slot: L1-Cache
             size: 128KiB
             capacity: 128KiB
             capabilities: internal write-through unified
             configuration: level=1
        *-cache:1
             description: L2 cache
             physical id: 6
             slot: L2-Cache
             size: 512KiB
             capacity: 512KiB
             capabilities: internal write-through unified
             configuration: level=2
        *-cache:2
             description: L3 cache
             physical id: 7
             slot: L3-Cache
             size: 3MiB
             capacity: 3MiB
             capabilities: internal write-back unified
             configuration: level=3
     *-memory
          description: System Memory
          physical id: 2a
          slot: System board or motherboard
          size: 8GiB
        *-bank:0
             description: DIMM DDR3 Synchronous 1333 MHz (0.8 ns)
             product: CT25664BA1339.M8FM
             vendor: Other
             physical id: 0
             serial: 00000000
             slot: DIMM4
             size: 2GiB
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 1333MHz (0.8ns)
        *-bank:1
             description: DIMM DDR3 Synchronous 1333 MHz (0.8 ns)
             product: M378B5773CH0-CH9
             vendor: Samsung
             physical id: 1
             serial: 781E8D93
             slot: DIMM2
             size: 2GiB
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 1333MHz (0.8ns)
        *-bank:2
             description: DIMM DDR3 Synchronous 1333 MHz (0.8 ns)
             product: CT25664BA1339.M8FM
             vendor: Other
             physical id: 2
             serial: 00000000
             slot: DIMM3
             size: 2GiB
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 1333MHz (0.8ns)
        *-bank:3
             description: DIMM DDR3 Synchronous 1333 MHz (0.8 ns)
             product: M378B5773CH0-CH9
             vendor: Samsung
             physical id: 3
             serial: 781E93F3
             slot: DIMM1
             size: 2GiB
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 1333MHz (0.8ns)
     *-pci
          description: Host bridge
          product: 2nd Generation Core Processor Family DRAM Controller
          vendor: Intel Corporation
          physical id: 100
          bus info: pci@0000:00:00.0
          version: 09
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 33MHz
          configuration: driver=snb_uncore
          resources: irq:0
        *-display
             description: VGA compatible controller
             product: 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 2
             bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
             version: 09
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: msi pm vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
             configuration: driver=i915 latency=0
             resources: irq:28 memory:fe000000-fe3fffff memory:d0000000-dfffffff ioport:f000(size=64) memory:c0000-dffff
        *-communication
             description: Communication controller
             product: 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 16
             bus info: pci@0000:00:16.0
             version: 04
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm msi bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=mei_me latency=0
             resources: irq:29 memory:fe529000-fe52900f
        *-network
             description: Ethernet interface
             product: 82579V Gigabit Network Connection
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 19
             bus info: pci@0000:00:19.0
             logical name: enp0s25
             version: 04
             serial: f8:0f:41:11:5b:ca
             capacity: 1Gbit/s
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm msi bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt-fd autonegotiation
             configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=e1000e driverversion=3.2.6-k firmware=0.13-4 latency=0 link=no multicast=yes port=twisted pair
             resources: irq:27 memory:fe500000-fe51ffff memory:fe528000-fe528fff ioport:f080(size=32)
        *-usb:0
             description: USB controller
             product: 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1a
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1a.0
             version: 04
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm debug ehci bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=ehci-pci latency=0
             resources: irq:16 memory:fe527000-fe5273ff
           *-usbhost
                product: EHCI Host Controller
                vendor: Linux 4.15.0-33-generic ehci_hcd
                physical id: 1
                bus info: usb@1
                logical name: usb1
                version: 4.15
                capabilities: usb-2.00
                configuration: driver=hub slots=2 speed=480Mbit/s
              *-usb
                   description: USB hub
                   product: Integrated Rate Matching Hub
                   vendor: Intel Corp.
                   physical id: 1
                   bus info: usb@1:1
                   version: 0.00
                   capabilities: usb-2.00
                   configuration: driver=hub slots=6 speed=480Mbit/s
                 *-usb
                      description: Keyboard
                      product: USB Receiver
                      vendor: Logitech
                      physical id: 5
                      bus info: usb@1:1.5
                      version: 23.00
                      capabilities: usb-2.00
                      configuration: driver=usbhid maxpower=98mA speed=12Mbit/s
        *-multimedia
             description: Audio device
             product: 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1b
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1b.0
             version: 04
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=snd_hda_intel latency=0
             resources: irq:30 memory:fe520000-fe523fff
        *-pci:0
             description: PCI bridge
             product: 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1c
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.0
             version: b4
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm normal_decode bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=pcieport
             resources: irq:24
        *-pci:1
             description: PCI bridge
             product: 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 2
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1c.1
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.1
             version: b4
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm normal_decode bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=pcieport
             resources: irq:25 memory:fe400000-fe4fffff
           *-network
                description: Wireless interface
                product: RT3090 Wireless 802.11n 1T/1R PCIe
                vendor: Ralink corp.
                physical id: 0
                bus info: pci@0000:02:00.0
                logical name: wlp2s0
                version: 00
                serial: 1c:65:9d:fc:90:b2
                width: 32 bits
                clock: 33MHz
                capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless
                configuration: broadcast=yes driver=rt2800pci driverversion=4.15.0-33-generic firmware=0.34 ip=192.168.0.10 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11
                resources: irq:17 memory:fe400000-fe40ffff
        *-usb:1
             description: USB controller
             product: 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1d
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.0
             version: 04
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm debug ehci bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=ehci-pci latency=0
             resources: irq:23 memory:fe526000-fe5263ff
           *-usbhost
                product: EHCI Host Controller
                vendor: Linux 4.15.0-33-generic ehci_hcd
                physical id: 1
                bus info: usb@2
                logical name: usb2
                version: 4.15
                capabilities: usb-2.00
                configuration: driver=hub slots=2 speed=480Mbit/s
              *-usb
                   description: USB hub
                   product: Integrated Rate Matching Hub
                   vendor: Intel Corp.
                   physical id: 1
                   bus info: usb@2:1
                   version: 0.00
                   capabilities: usb-2.00
                   configuration: driver=hub slots=8 speed=480Mbit/s
                 *-usb
                      description: Mass storage device
                      product: USB2.0-CRW
                      vendor: Generic
                      physical id: 2
                      bus info: usb@2:1.2
                      logical name: scsi6
                      version: 81.97
                      serial: 20060413092100000
                      capabilities: usb-2.00 scsi emulated scsi-host
                      configuration: driver=usb-storage maxpower=500mA speed=480Mbit/s
                    *-disk:0
                         description: SCSI Disk
                         physical id: 0.0.0
                         bus info: scsi@6:0.0.0
                         logical name: /dev/sdb
                         configuration: logicalsectorsize=512 sectorsize=512
                    *-disk:1
                         description: SCSI Disk
                         physical id: 0.0.1
                         bus info: scsi@6:0.0.1
                         logical name: /dev/sdc
                         configuration: logicalsectorsize=512 sectorsize=512
                    *-disk:2
                         description: SCSI Disk
                         physical id: 0.0.2
                         bus info: scsi@6:0.0.2
                         logical name: /dev/sdd
                         configuration: logicalsectorsize=512 sectorsize=512
                    *-disk:3
                         description: SCSI Disk
                         physical id: 0.0.3
                         bus info: scsi@6:0.0.3
                         logical name: /dev/sde
                         configuration: logicalsectorsize=512 sectorsize=512
                    *-disk:4
                         description: SCSI Disk
                         physical id: 0.0.4
                         bus info: scsi@6:0.0.4
                         logical name: /dev/sdf
                         configuration: logicalsectorsize=512 sectorsize=512
        *-isa
             description: ISA bridge
             product: H67 Express Chipset Family LPC Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1f
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.0
             version: 04
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: isa bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=lpc_ich latency=0
             resources: irq:0
        *-storage
             description: SATA controller
             product: 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1f.2
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.2
             version: 04
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 66MHz
             capabilities: storage msi pm ahci_1.0 bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=ahci latency=0
             resources: irq:26 ioport:f0d0(size=8) ioport:f0c0(size=4) ioport:f0b0(size=8) ioport:f0a0(size=4) ioport:f060(size=32) memory:fe525000-fe5257ff
        *-serial UNCLAIMED
             description: SMBus
             product: 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1f.3
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.3
             version: 04
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             configuration: latency=0
             resources: memory:fe524000-fe5240ff ioport:f040(size=32)
     *-scsi:0
          physical id: 1
          logical name: scsi0
          capabilities: emulated
        *-disk
             description: ATA Disk
             product: WDC WD10EARS-22Y
             vendor: Western Digital
             physical id: 0.0.0
             bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0
             logical name: /dev/sda
             version: 0A80
             serial: WD-WCAV5L750333
             size: 931GiB (1TB)
             capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
             configuration: ansiversion=5 logicalsectorsize=512 sectorsize=4096 signature=4e4c7b8d
           *-volume:0
                description: Windows NTFS volume
                physical id: 1
                bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,1
                logical name: /dev/sda1
                version: 3.1
                serial: 4098-0dcf
                size: 15GiB
                capacity: 16GiB
                capabilities: primary ntfs initialized
                configuration: clustersize=4096 created=2010-12-25 19:47:17 filesystem=ntfs label=PQSERVICE state=clean
           *-volume:1
                description: Windows NTFS volume
                physical id: 2
                bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,2
                logical name: /dev/sda2
                version: 3.1
                serial: e298-afd0
                size: 98MiB
                capacity: 100MiB
                capabilities: primary bootable ntfs initialized
                configuration: clustersize=4096 created=2010-12-25 19:47:19 filesystem=ntfs label=SYSTEM RESERVED state=clean
           *-volume:2
                description: Windows NTFS volume
                physical id: 3
                bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,3
                logical name: /dev/sda3
                version: 3.1
                serial: 2ceaa64d-b6e2-ca44-86bd-8bbc67b736be
                size: 524GiB
                capacity: 524GiB
                capabilities: primary ntfs initialized
                configuration: clustersize=4096 created=2010-12-25 19:47:20 filesystem=ntfs label=Gateway modified_by_chkdsk=true mounted_on_nt4=true resize_log_file=true state=dirty upgrade_on_mount=true
           *-volume:3
                description: Extended partition
                physical id: 4
                bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,4
                logical name: /dev/sda4
                size: 391GiB
                capacity: 391GiB
                capabilities: primary extended partitioned partitioned:extended
              *-logicalvolume:0
                   description: Linux filesystem partition
                   physical id: 5
                   logical name: /dev/sda5
                   logical name: /
                   capacity: 383GiB
                   configuration: mount.fstype=ext4 mount.options=rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro,data=ordered state=mounted
              *-logicalvolume:1
                   description: Linux swap / Solaris partition
                   physical id: 6
                   logical name: /dev/sda6
                   capacity: 8102MiB
                   capabilities: nofs
     *-scsi:1
          physical id: 2
          logical name: scsi4
          capabilities: emulated
        *-cdrom
             description: SCSI CD-ROM
             product: DVDRAM GH62L
             vendor: HL-DT-ST
             physical id: 0.0.0
             bus info: scsi@4:0.0.0
             logical name: /dev/cdrom
             logical name: /dev/sr0
             version: COR0
             capabilities: removable audio
             configuration: ansiversion=5 status=nodisc
leah@thelittleguy:~$ sudo eject /dev/cdrom
eject: unable to eject, last error: Inappropriate ioctl for device
leah@thelittleguy:~$

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#1

sudo eject /dev/sr0

Will do it. Read the man pages rather than trying to guess commands.

man eject

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Sean (jeaves-blah) said :
#2

If you refer to the top of the report, you will note that the command; sudo eject /dev/sr0 was attempted resulting in the error. Who is "trying to guess commands"

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#4

You had ran the command I initially suggested. Was in the sea of text and I missed it. My mistake

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