From what I read in the dmesg logs it seems like pressing the physical
button causes the system to disconnect the module/hardware and from then on
it seems to get ignored (even after returning the disc tray).
Just to be sure, does the workaround of executing 'eject' in a terminal
still works fine
I have also read this thread. Changing the fstab did not work for me.
The other method of putting media in the dvd tray in suspend mode worked -
the media is then recognised and the drive is mounted. This allowed me to
play an audio cd, but when I tried to play a dvd I received the message that