Comment 97 for bug 283316

Hello to all.

I a newbie in ubuntu. I got the same problem about my cd tray.

$ apt-cache policy eject hal
eject:
  Installed: 2.1.5-9ubuntu2
  Candidate: 2.1.5-9ubuntu2
  Version table:
 *** 2.1.5-9ubuntu2 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
hal:
  Installed: 0.5.11-4ubuntu4
  Candidate: 0.5.11-4ubuntu4
  Version table:
 *** 0.5.11-4ubuntu4 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
$ 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/scd0'
eject: `/dev/scd0' is not mounted
eject: `/dev/scd0' is not a mount point
eject: `/dev/scd0' is not a multipartition device
eject: trying to eject `/dev/scd0' using CD-ROM eject command
eject: CD-ROM eject command succeeded
$ sudo lshw -C disk
  *-cdrom
       description: DVD-RAM writer
       product: CDDVDW SH-S223F
       vendor: TSSTcorp
       physical id: 0
       bus info: scsi@2:0.0.0
       logical name: /dev/cdrom
       logical name: /dev/cdrw
       logical name: /dev/dvd
       logical name: /dev/dvdrw
       logical name: /dev/scd0
       logical name: /dev/sr0
       version: SB00
       capabilities: removable audio cd-r cd-rw dvd dvd-r dvd-ram
       configuration: ansiversion=5 status=ready
     *-medium
          physical id: 0
          logical name: /dev/cdrom
  *-disk
       description: ATA Disk
       product: WDC WD800BD-00MR
       vendor: Western Digital
       physical id: 1
       bus info: scsi@3:0.0.0
       logical name: /dev/sda
       version: 10.0
       serial: WD-WMAM9PU32548
       size: 74GiB (80GB)
       capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
       configuration: ansiversion=5 signature=000a2217

Here was my Edited 60-persistent-storage.rules
# do not edit this file, it will be overwritten on update

# persistent storage links: /dev/disk/{by-id,by-uuid,by-label,by-path}
# scheme based on "Linux persistent device names", 2004, Hannes Reinecke <email address hidden>

# forward scsi device event to corresponding block device
ACTION=="change", SUBSYSTEM=="scsi", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="scsi_device", TEST=="block", ATTR{block/*/uevent}="change"

ACTION!="add|change", GOTO="persistent_storage_end"
SUBSYSTEM!="block", GOTO="persistent_storage_end"

# skip rules for inappropriate block devices
KERNEL=="ram*|loop*|fd*|nbd*|gnbd*|dm-*|md*", GOTO="persistent_storage_end"

# never access non-cdrom removable ide devices, the drivers are causing event loops on open()
KERNEL=="hd*[!0-9]", ATTR{removable}=="1", DRIVERS=="ide-cs|ide-floppy", GOTO="persistent_storage_end"
KERNEL=="hd*[0-9]", ATTRS{removable}=="1", GOTO="persistent_storage_end"

# ignore partitions that span the entire disk
TEST=="whole_disk", GOTO="persistent_storage_end"

# /sys/class/block will export this
ENV{DEVTYPE}!="?*", ATTR{range}=="?*", ENV{DEVTYPE}="disk"
ENV{DEVTYPE}!="?*", ATTR{start}=="?*", ENV{DEVTYPE}="partition"

# for partitions import parent information
ENV{DEVTYPE}=="partition", IMPORT{parent}="ID_*"

# by-id (hardware serial number)
KERNEL=="hd*[!0-9]", IMPORT{program}="ata_id --export $tempnode"
KERNEL=="hd*[!0-9]", ENV{ID_SERIAL}=="?*", SYMLINK+="disk/by-id/ata-$env{ID_MODEL}_$env{ID_SERIAL}"
KERNEL=="hd*[0-9]", ENV{ID_SERIAL}=="?*", SYMLINK+="disk/by-id/ata-$env{ID_MODEL}_$env{ID_SERIAL}-part%n"

KERNEL=="sd*[!0-9]|sr*", ATTRS{ieee1394_id}=="?*", ENV{ID_SERIAL}="$attr{ieee1394_id}", ENV{ID_BUS}="ieee1394"
KERNEL=="sd*[!0-9]|sr*", ENV{ID_SERIAL}!="?*", SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", IMPORT{program}="usb_id --export %p"
KERNEL=="sd*[!0-9]|sr*", ENV{ID_SERIAL}!="?*", IMPORT{program}="scsi_id --export --whitelisted -d $tempnode", ENV{ID_BUS}="scsi"
KERNEL=="cciss?c[0-9]d[0-9]", ENV{ID_SERIAL}!="?*", IMPORT{program}="scsi_id --export --whitelisted -d $tempnode", ENV{ID_BUS}="cciss"
KERNEL=="sd*[!0-9]|sr*|cciss?c[0-9]d[0-9]", ENV{ID_SERIAL}=="?*", SYMLINK+="disk/by-id/$env{ID_BUS}-$env{ID_SERIAL}"
KERNEL=="sd*[0-9]|cciss*p[0-9]", ENV{ID_SERIAL}=="?*", SYMLINK+="disk/by-id/$env{ID_BUS}-$env{ID_SERIAL}-part%n"

# libata compat (links like hd*)
KERNEL=="sd*[!0-9]|sr*", ENV{ID_VENDOR}=="ATA", PROGRAM="ata_id $tempnode", RESULT=="?*", ENV{ID_ATA_COMPAT}="$result", SYMLINK+="disk/by-id/ata-$env{ID_ATA_COMPAT}"
KERNEL=="sd*[0-9]", ENV{ID_ATA_COMPAT}=="?*", SYMLINK+="disk/by-id/ata-$env{ID_ATA_COMPAT}-part%n"

KERNEL=="mmcblk[0-9]", SUBSYSTEMS=="mmc", ATTRS{name}=="?*", ATTRS{serial}=="?*", ENV{ID_NAME}="$attr{name}", ENV{ID_SERIAL}="$attr{serial}", SYMLINK+="disk/by-id/mmc-$env{ID_NAME}_$env{ID_SERIAL}"
KERNEL=="mmcblk[0-9]p[0-9]", ENV{ID_NAME}=="?*", ENV{ID_SERIAL}=="?*", SYMLINK+="disk/by-id/mmc-$env{ID_NAME}_$env{ID_SERIAL}-part%n"

# by-path (shortest physical path)
ENV{DEVTYPE}=="disk", IMPORT{program}="path_id %p"
ENV{DEVTYPE}=="disk", ENV{ID_PATH}=="?*", SYMLINK+="disk/by-path/$env{ID_PATH}"
ENV{DEVTYPE}=="partition", ENV{ID_PATH}=="?*", SYMLINK+="disk/by-path/$env{ID_PATH}-part%n"

# skip unpartitioned removable media devices from drivers which do not send "change" events
ENV{DEVTYPE}=="disk", KERNEL!="sd*|sr*", ATTR{removable}=="1", GOTO="persistent_storage_end"
ENV{DEVTYPE}=="disk", KERNEL=="sd*|sr*", ATTR{removable}=="1", GOTO="persistent_storage_end"

# import filesystem metadata
IMPORT{program}="vol_id --export $tempnode"

# by-label/by-uuid links (filesystem metadata)
ENV{ID_FS_USAGE}=="filesystem|other|crypto", ENV{ID_FS_UUID_ENC}=="?*", SYMLINK+="disk/by-uuid/$env{ID_FS_UUID_ENC}"
ENV{ID_FS_USAGE}=="filesystem|other", ENV{ID_FS_LABEL_ENC}=="?*", SYMLINK+="disk/by-label/$env{ID_FS_LABEL_ENC}"

LABEL="persistent_storage_end"

I also try to update the udev package. My cd tray still got the problem. I had a SATA Samsung DVD RW Drive. I try the solutions given above but I wonder where I got it wrong. I had an Ubuntu 8.10 OS

Thank you in advance..Merry Christmas to all