This just happened here with eject-2.1.5, but using "eject -i off" as suggested by zheoffec in comment #2 helped - thanks!
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to eject in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/398670 Title: eject: unable to eject, last error: Inappropriate ioctl for device Status in “eject” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: When issuing an "eject" command on the console, I get: $ eject eject: unable to eject, last error: Inappropriate ioctl for device $ dmesg reports: [ 149.469374] sr 1:0:0:0: [sr0] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE [ 149.469380] sr 1:0:0:0: [sr0] Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] [ 149.469385] sr 1:0:0:0: [sr0] Add. Sense: Illegal mode for this track [ 149.469393] end_request: I/O error, dev sr0, sector 0 [ 149.469397] __ratelimit: 68 callbacks suppressed [ 149.469400] Buffer I/O error on device sr0, logical block 0 [ 149.469403] Buffer I/O error on device sr0, logical block 1 [ 149.469407] Buffer I/O error on device sr0, logical block 2 [ 149.469410] Buffer I/O error on device sr0, logical block 3 [ 149.469412] Buffer I/O error on device sr0, logical block 4 [ 149.469415] Buffer I/O error on device sr0, logical block 5 [ 149.469417] Buffer I/O error on device sr0, logical block 6 [ 149.469419] Buffer I/O error on device sr0, logical block 7 [ 149.469422] Buffer I/O error on device sr0, logical block 8 [ 149.469424] Buffer I/O error on device sr0, logical block 9 [ 149.486612] sr 1:0:0:0: [sr0] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE [ 149.486618] sr 1:0:0:0: [sr0] Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] [ 149.486623] sr 1:0:0:0: [sr0] Add. Sense: Illegal mode for this track [ 149.486630] end_request: I/O error, dev sr0, sector 0 [ 149.503096] sr 1:0:0:0: [sr0] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE [ 149.503105] sr 1:0:0:0: [sr0] Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] [ 149.503112] sr 1:0:0:0: [sr0] Add. Sense: Illegal mode for this track [ 149.503121] end_request: I/O error, dev sr0, sector 0 [ 149.505347] sr 1:0:0:0: [sr0] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE [ 149.505360] sr 1:0:0:0: [sr0] Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] [ 149.505373] sr 1:0:0:0: [sr0] Add. Sense: Illegal mode for this track [ 149.505390] end_request: I/O error, dev sr0, sector 0 Even if the CD cannot be read, I should still be able to eject it! $ eject -v eject: using default device `cdrom' eject: device name is `cdrom' eject: expanded name is `/dev/cdrom' eject: `/dev/cdrom' is a link to `/dev/sr0' eject: `/dev/sr0' is not mounted eject: `/dev/sr0' is not a mount point eject: `/dev/sr0' is not a multipartition device eject: trying to eject `/dev/sr0' using CD-ROM eject command eject: CD-ROM eject command failed eject: trying to eject `/dev/sr0' using SCSI commands eject: SCSI eject failed eject: trying to eject `/dev/sr0' using floppy eject command eject: floppy eject command failed eject: trying to eject `/dev/sr0' using tape offline command eject: tape offline command failed eject: unable to eject, last error: Inappropriate ioctl for device $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu karmic (development branch) Release: 9.10 $ apt-cache policy eject eject: Installed: 2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-6 Candidate: 2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-6 Version table: *** 2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-6 0 500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Packages 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/eject/+bug/398670/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
