I'm really sorry this too 4 years :-( The problem is already fixed in SLE15-SP4, Leap 15.4 and Tumbleweed. Created sr#275737 for SLE15-SP3. QA: Run sg_turs e.g. on an empty CD-ROM drive BAD: # sg_turs -n 1 -l -v -v -v /dev/sr0; echo $? open /dev/sr0 with flags=0x800 duration=32 ms Test unit ready: Fixed format, current; Sense key: Not Ready Additional sense: Medium not present - tray closed Raw sense data (in hex): 70 00 02 00 00 00 00 0a 00 00 00 00 3a 01 00 00 00 00 device not ready 0 GOOD: # sg_turs -n 1 -l -v -v -v /dev/sr0; echo $? open /dev/sr0 with flags=0x800 duration=32 ms Test unit ready: Fixed format, current; Sense key: Not Ready Additional sense: Medium not present - tray closed Raw sense data (in hex): 70 00 02 00 00 00 00 0a 00 00 00 00 3a 01 00 00 00 00 device not ready 2