My laptop cd burner is stuck in a loop; can't eject cd

Sometimes when I burn a cd, the burner in my apple laptop gets stuck partway through the cd. I'm guessing it might be a flaw in the cd that is causing this. Not sure. The problem is I can't get the cd out or stop the import. The burner seems to be stuck in a loop. You can hear the sound of the burner trying over and over again to burn the trak. What do I do? Turn off the laptop and give up on burning that cd?

Found out the other day:
If you hold down the mouse button while the computer is starting up it will eject all removable media - including CDs whether or not they have been recognised.
So if you restart it's a sure fire way of getting the CD out so no need to panic about it getting stuck.
I can't help with making the thing work though - once you start burning a disk and it makes a mistake that disc is usually ruined, in my experience.
Joseph

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I had an issue while flashing the ALOM Main Flash of a Sun Fire v210.
Now the ALOM boot is stuck in a loop trying to load the main ALOM image.
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http://www.sunshack.org/data/sh/2.1.2/infoserver.central/data/syshbk/Devices/System_Board/SYSBD_SunFireV2x0_CPU.html
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0>
0>@(#)Sun Fire[TM] V210/V240,Netra[TM] 210/240 POST 4.30.4.a 2010/01/06 15:10
/export/delivery/delivery/4.30/4.30.4.a/post4.30.4-micro/Fiesta/enxs/integrated (root)
0>Copyright 2010 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved
0>OBP->POST Call with %o0=00000800.01014000.
0>Test CPU Caches....Done
0>Functional CPU Tests....Done
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0>INFO:
0> POST Passed all devices.
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0>POST: Return to OBP.
Configuring system memory & CPU(s)
Probing system devices
Probing memory
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Sun Fire V210, No Keyboard
Copyright 2010 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
OpenBoot 4.30.4.a, 8192 MB memory installed, Serial #********.
Ethernet address *:*:*:*:*:*, Host ID: ********.
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ERROR: ERROR: Unable to open the SC device.
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SunOS Release 5.10 Version Generic_141444-09 64-bit
Copyright 1983-2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
v210 console login:
WARNING: DP_GET_SDP_VERSION failed, ret=4
WARNING: DP_GET_SDP_VERSION failed, ret=4
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download boot alombootfw
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d - play DOOM
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i - Set internal control serial port baud rate
t - Toggle 'OK' flag
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b,h,w - Read byte/halfword/word
B,H,W - Write byte/halfword/word
r - Return to bootmon
Your selection: m
ALOM POST 1.0
Status = 00007fff
Returned from Boot Monitor and Handshake
ALOM POST 1.0
- MENU MODE
Status = 00000020 I-Cache OFF Loop Mode OFF
System configured with a 50 MHz Clock
1 TTY External - Internal Loopback Test
2 TTYC - Internal Loopback Test
3 TTYD - Internal Loopback Test
4 TTY C to D - AFT Mode Loopback Test
5 TTY D to C - AFT Mode Loopback Test
6 Memory Data Lines Test
7 Memory Address Lines Test
8 Instruction CACHE Test
9 Data CACHE Test
A Memory Cells Test
B Boot Sector FLASH CRC Test
C Main Sectors FLASH CRC Test
E FULL_POST_TEST
X Exit to Main Menu
T Bring up the TOOLBOX Menu
Select a command by entering: 1 - E, X or T
Boot Sector FLASH CRC Test
Boot Sector FLASH CRC Test, PASSED.
1 TTY External - Internal Loopback Test
2 TTYC - Internal Loopback Test
3 TTYD - Internal Loopback Test
4 TTY C to D - AFT Mode Loopback Test
5 TTY D to C - AFT Mode Loopback Test
6 Memory Data Lines Test
7 Memory Address Lines Test
8 Instruction CACHE Test
9 Data CACHE Test
A Memory Cells Test
B Boot Sector FLASH CRC Test
C Main Sectors FLASH CRC Test
E FULL_POST_TEST
X Exit to Main Menu
T Bring up the TOOLBOX Menu
Select a command by entering: 1 - E, X or T
Main Sectors FLASH CRC Test
ALOM POST 1.0
- MENU MODE
Status = 00007fff I-Cache ON Loop Mode OFF
System configured with a 50 MHz Clock
ERROR: ALOM POST TEST
H/W under test = Flash Memory Data
Test name = FLASH CRC Test
Subtest name = Main Sector Flash Test
Failure: CRC Error - ReFlash EPROM.
EPROM CRC: 08d743fc Calced CRC: 26469a8f
END_ERROR
Main Sectors FLASH CRC Test, FAILED.
ALOM <ESC> Menu
f - Wait for flash download from host.
C - Copy Boot Monitor from FLASHBOAT.
j - Jump to main code (at 0x01010000).
m - Run POST Menu.
(Do not try this after a flash update of the boot monitor!)
d - play DOOM
s - Set clock speed
e - Set external and internal console serial ports baud rate
i - Set internal control serial port baud rate
t - Toggle 'OK' flag
R - Reset SC
b,h,w - Read byte/halfword/word
B,H,W - Write byte/halfword/word
r - Return to bootmon
Your selection: d
OK. You're DOOMED!

Anybody knows if the source code of scadm tool is available somewhere ? (opensolaris etc. ?)
I don't have any additional advice to offer other than asking that you to try the flash-update all over again,
one more time, as if it were the beginning again.Yes but how because the SC is not discovered anymore by Solaris :
"rmclomv: WARNING: DP_GET_SDP_VERSION failed, ret=4"
"The SC hardware could not be initialized."
Can you try to flash the mainalomfw ? Your log contained only the flash of the alombootfw !
/usr/platform/`uname -i`/sbin/scadm download alommainfw
I guess jumper JP2 allows to recover from a failed flash by selecting the un-touched half the PROM.It does not work as the SC is not responding anymore to Solaris
Sun Microsystems Inc. SunOS 5.10 Generic January 2005
v210:~#
v210:~# cd /usr/platform/`uname -i`/lib/images
v210:/usr/platform/SUNW,Sun-Fire-V210/lib/images# /usr/platform/`uname -i`/sbin/scadm download alommainfw
scadm: The SC hardware could not be initialized.
v210:/usr/platform/SUNW,Sun-Fire-V210/lib/images#
ERROR: ERROR: Unable to open the SC device.
It's a pitty that obtaining OBP/ALOM updates requires a service contract. I got a V210 recently.
Unfortunately both OBP and ALOM are the intial release 4.8.2 / 1.0.I agree but it's probably also because you need support in case it fails ;-)
Thanks for your answers!

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