mdmcginn, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu better. As per http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/product-support/product/optiplex-760/drivers an update to your computer's buggy and outdated BIOS is available (A16). If you update to this following https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BIOSUpdate does it change anything? If it doesn't, could you please both specify what happened, and provide the output of the following terminal command: sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date
For more on BIOS updates and linux, please see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs#Bug_reporting_etiquette . Please note your current BIOS is already in the Bug Description, so posting this on the old BIOS would not be helpful. As well, you don't have to create a new bug report. Once the BIOS is updated, then please mark this report Status Confirmed. Thank you for your understanding. ** Tags added: bios-outdated-a16 ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1404199 Title: eject: unable to eject, last error: Inappropriate ioctl for device Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: See Bug #875543 michael@doulos:~$ eject /dev/sr0 eject: unable to eject, last error: Inappropriate ioctl for device michael@doulos:~$ sudo eject -i off eject: tried to use `/media/cdrom' as device name michael@doulos:~$ file /dev/sr0 /dev/sr0: block special (11/0) michael@doulos:~$ sudo eject -i off [sudo] password for michael: eject: tried to use `/media/cdrom' as device name but it is no block device eject: unable to find or open device for: `cdrom' michael@doulos:~$ eject -i off /dev/sr0 ioctl on CDROM_LOCKDOOR: Device or resource busy michael@doulos:~$ ls /media cdrom michael michael@doulos:~$ sudo lshw SCSI (Still waiting for further response here) Probable cause: As I was creating a traditional music CD using Brasero, I renamed the containing folder while the first song was being written... Error messages resulted. The hard drive ran for a long while. After that, the CD light has been on all night, and I think it's still quietly running. Pressing and holding the CD release button didn't work. I haven't tried sticking a paper clip into the hole. The drive is not visible in Thunar file manager. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10 Package: linux-image-3.16.0-28-generic 3.16.0-28.38 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-28.38-generic 3.16.7-ckt1 Uname: Linux 3.16.0-28-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8 Architecture: i386 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: michael 3339 F.... pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: XFCE Date: Fri Dec 19 05:19:27 2014 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=48a513bd-893a-4888-8179-ab39991a217c InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-10-21 (1519 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007) IwConfig: lo no wireless extensions. eth2 no wireless extensions. MachineType: Dell Inc. OptiPlex 760 ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-28-generic root=UUID=2d538d30-263b-48c6-9250-81f4004b1215 ro vga=789 plymouth:debug quiet drm.debug=0xe splash vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.16.0-28-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.16.0-28-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.138 RfKill: SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2014-10-31 (48 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 08/17/2009 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: A05 dmi.board.name: 0M863N dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.board.version: A01 dmi.chassis.type: 15 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA05:bd08/17/2009:svnDellInc.:pnOptiPlex760:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0M863N:rvrA01:cvnDellInc.:ct15:cvr: dmi.product.name: OptiPlex 760 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1404199/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
