diff -durP burncd.orig/burncd.c burncd/burncd.c
--- burncd.orig/burncd.c	2005-05-13 17:06:44.000000000 -0300
+++ burncd/burncd.c	2008-05-26 00:51:31.000000000 -0300
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 
 #define BLOCKS	16
+#define EJECT_TRIES 5
 
 struct track_info {
 	int	file;
@@ -316,9 +317,15 @@
 		err(EX_IOERR, "ioctl(CDRIOCSETBLOCKSIZE)");
 	}
 
-	if (eject)
-		if (ioctl(fd, CDIOCEJECT) < 0)
+	if (eject) {
+		int status, try = EJECT_TRIES, delay = 1;
+		while ((status = ioctl(fd, CDIOCEJECT)) < 0 && --try > 0) {
+			sleep(delay);
+			delay *= 2;
+		}
+		if (status < 0)
 			err(EX_IOERR, "ioctl(CDIOCEJECT)");
+	}
 	close(fd);
 	exit(EX_OK);
 }
Only in burncd.orig: burncd.c.orig