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Disc drive keeps opening

Hey guys, I just recently started having this happen and I'm wondering what I can do to stop it. The CD/DVD drive just opens by itself randomly like there's a ghost pressing the button. I googled some stuff but it looked to be systemd-dependent. How can I stop my disc drive from opening whenever it wants? I'd like to keep it enabled, but I'm thinking about just unhooking it since no one uses Disc's anymore.

Re: Disc drive keeps opening

Reply #1 –
Hello,
Maybe an internal fault in your DVD player?
As I no longer use this reader, I disconnected it and left it in place.
The day I need it, I reconnect it and take the opportunity to vacuum the inside of the case.

Re: Disc drive keeps opening

Reply #2 –
This is not much help but mine used to do that. Then it stopped.
I decided that the poltergeist must have found peace and left.
Mine still gets use. Last time only a couple of days ago.

Re: Disc drive keeps opening

Reply #3 –
The drive can be ejected either by a software command or from the button being pressed. You might find something in the logs? This thread on the Arch forums suggested disabling the eject button helped someone with a similar issue:
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=235803