Open Firmware Eject CD error message

I have a Tech Tool Pro CD which won't eject from my CD drive. Slot loading iMac. Internal hard drive has - seemingly - passed all tests.
I have tried the mouse down at startup.
The option key at startup gives me only the CD as a startup option. I have been using the internal Hard Drive and OS for the past few days with OS X 10.3.9 installed. If I could get the Tech tool disk out, I could get the OS Panther install disk in to find out what is going on.
Anyway. booting into open Firmware, typing 'eject CD' yields 'can't OPEN the EJECT device'.
Booting the iMac in Target Disk mode (to my laptop) doesn't get access to the internal iMac drive, and rejects the CD as unmountable.
Is the internal iMac drive hosed? or just without a functioning System Folder?

Well, this doesn't answer the question, but I found a way to get around it. I had to install an OS onto an external drive and boot the recalcitrant iMac from that. Seems something(?) pooched the System on the iMac's internal drive.

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