CD Eject not working?

So I just reinstalled arch, and now I have an odd problem... when I hit the cd drive eject button or right click on the icon and hit eject it say 'cannot eject volume' twice (no details other than that) then allows me to eject normally. if i run 'eject' from terminal it works fine the first time around. my research has led me to believe that this may be a problem with HAL but the solutions that have worked for others haven't helped me so far. does anyone have any suggestions/ideas?

Right - the story is concluded - Finally!!!! Apparently when the technician removed the optical drive unit whilst fitting the new power supply and logic board he didn't fit the cables back into the right places on the drive!!!
But at least now its fixed and I can get back on with some work.

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This improvement seems to be undocumented and it should be explained as you have done.
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Exercise your rights.... Send it back for a new one.
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I also had the same problem shortly after upgrading. My optical DVD drive ejects any disk I put in. This started about 2 months ago.
I just got back from the Apple store, after setting up an appointment, and they told me that my life is horrible because my MacBook Pro is no longer under warranty as of 32 days ago. This is really BS.
However just like any other company that treats me with poor customer service I just take my future business elsewhere and make sure not to recommend them to any friends and family - as well as tell them about my horrid experience.

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