cd stuck and will NOT eject

Great! I was having this problem, and tried several tricks I knew;none worked; this one did. Thank you!

#5 using the terminal did it. Brilliant! and thanks, released a lot of frustration from trying everything else.

This sounds pretty basic, but if you are on a MacBook, it has to be level & on a hard surface or it will not eject.

Maybe retry your steps with your MacBook on a different table/hard surface? (guessing "LAP"top is the wrong word

for these notebooks, if they cannot be operated on one's lap…)

Very helpful! Worked like a charm. Thanks!