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when eject a dvd take it out cant eject again until x restarts

Asked by terry_gardener

I am using the ubuntu karmic koala

i have a problem with dvd rom drive.

i eject a dvd and take it out, and close the draw i cant reopen the draw until i either restart (fully) or restart x server.
when i goto places computer and then right the cd/dvd drive and click eject get message no media in drive.

i have even tried unmounting it first and still get same problem.

any ideas

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Log a bug. You are using a release with known issues.

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Joe (jgsylvesterjr) said : 		#2

Hi. Just a note to tell you I am experiencing the exact same symptoms as you. I have logged a bug report 437809, https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/437809 just a few hours ago. There has been no response as of yet. I wouls still file a bug report, so they know that this is not just an isolated case.

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terry_gardener (terry-gardener) said : 		#3

raised bug report
#438008

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Krzysiek Kwasniewski (krzykwas) said : 		#4

Same for me with IO error while trying to read from a dvd disk: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/436931 And this - the same with cd's: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/436187, but without io errors, I can read cd disks.