[PLUG] Stupid SCSI. Stupid DVDROM

[Galen Seitz]

Jeme A Brelin <jeme at brelin.net> wrote:

> 
> So, my DVDROM drive is hanging open.  No idea how long it's been that way.
> Could be months.  I tried to put it back in and it just spits right back
> out again.  This happens whether it's got a disc or not.
> 
> If I put a DVD disc in there and then run something like
> 
> mplayer DVD://1
> 
> then it takes in the disc and spits it out again with this in the output
> of mplayer (as well as in syslog):
> 
> sr1: CDROM not ready.  Make sure there is a disc in the drive.
> cdrom: open failed.
> 
> Tres frustrating.  I fear the hardware has failed, but I'd like to exhaust
> software possibilities.
> 
> `sg_reset /dev/sg1` appears to do nothing.
> 
> Anyone?
> 

Have you cycled power on the drive?  What happens if you power up the drive
with the controller cable disconnected?

galen