Can't insert CD or DVD into the drive

I am wondering if my CD/DVD drive has gone bad. Mine seems like something is stuck inside. I can insert a CD or DVD halfway, and then it feels like it's hitting something, but there is no CD icon in finder or in disk utility. I have tried all the typical things to eject a disk in case one is indeed stuck (like holding down the mouse button upon restart, using the drutil command in terminal, holding the eject button for 15 seconds, resetting the PRAM, etc.) Nothing has worked. Ideas? This iMac is 3.5 year old, so it's long out of warranty.

Is it saying "System X" or "OSX"? The precise working for an issue can make a difference.
Are you using a retail installer DVD (black) of Leopard or a DVD that came with another machine (gray)? Only retail installer versions will install on any computer. Machine-specific versions only work with that particular computer.
I cannot force a startup from any CD or DVD
Again, precise wording is critical. What CD are you trying to start from? No OSX operating system (except a few issued with utilities) for Intel Macs has been released on CD. This suggests to me that you are trying to install from an old version that will not boot your computer anyway, unless you didn't mean CD. What other DVDs have you tried?
In general I am trying to determine if you are even using versions that should boot your computer. If you are sure you are then you can try restarting by inserting a DVD (say, your Tiger DVD that came with your computer which should work) and holding down the option key.
Do you mean "Repair Privileges" or "repair permissions"?
You can only repair a disc from which you are not booted. You need to boot from your original DVD that came with your Mac and run Disk Utility from that in order to repair your internal hard drive.

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