diff --git a/dvd.c b/dvd.c
index 8daa926c..025361ab 100644
--- a/dvd.c
+++ b/dvd.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *
  * Initially written by Andreas Schultz <aschultz@warp10.net>
  *
- * $Id: dvd.c 1.1 2001/08/03 12:35:38 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: dvd.c 1.2 2001/08/05 15:00:45 kls Exp $
  */
 
 //XXX //#define DVDDEBUG        1
@@ -46,6 +46,17 @@ cDVD::~cDVD()
   Close();
 }
 
+int cDVD::Command(int Cmd)
+{
+  int result = -1;
+  int f;
+  if ((f = open(deviceName, O_RDONLY | O_NONBLOCK)) > 0) {
+     result = ioctl(f, Cmd, 0);
+     close(f);
+     }
+  return result;
+}
+
 void cDVD::SetDeviceName(const char *DeviceName)
 {
   deviceName = strdup(DeviceName);
@@ -56,6 +67,23 @@ const char *cDVD::DeviceName(void)
   return deviceName;
 }
 
+bool cDVD::DriveExists(void)
+{
+  return access(deviceName, F_OK) == 0;
+}
+
+bool cDVD::DiscOk(void)
+{
+  return Command(CDROM_DRIVE_STATUS) == CDS_DISC_OK;
+}
+
+void cDVD::Eject(void)
+{
+  if (dvdInstance)
+     dvdInstance->Close();
+  Command(CDROMEJECT);
+}
+
 void cDVD::Open(void)
 {
   if (!dvd)
@@ -81,17 +109,6 @@ void cDVD::Close(void)
   dvd = NULL;
 }
 
-void cDVD::Eject(void)
-{
-  int fd;
-  Close();
-  // ignore all errors try our best :-)
-  if ((fd = open(deviceName, O_RDONLY)) > 0) {
-     ioctl(fd, CDROMEJECT, 0);
-     close(fd);
-     }
-}
-
 ifo_handle_t *cDVD::openVMG(void)
 {
   if (!isValid())
diff --git a/dvd.h b/dvd.h
index 39094c5a..ae9f3067 100644
--- a/dvd.h
+++ b/dvd.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *
  * Initially written by Andreas Schultz <aschultz@warp10.net>
  *
- * $Id: dvd.h 1.1 2001/08/03 12:35:42 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: dvd.h 1.2 2001/08/05 15:00:23 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef __DVD_H
@@ -28,19 +28,22 @@ private:
   ifo_handle_t *vmg_file;
   ifo_handle_t *vts_file;
   int titleset;
+  static int Command(int Cmd);
 public:
   cDVD(void);
   ~cDVD();
+  static void SetDeviceName(const char *DeviceName);
+  static const char *DeviceName(void);
+  static bool DriveExists(void);
+  static bool DiscOk(void);
+  static void Eject(void);
   void Open(void);
   void Close(void);
-  void Eject(void);
   bool isValid(void) { return (dvd != NULL); }
   ifo_handle_t *openVMG(void);
   ifo_handle_t *openVTS(int TitleSet);
   dvd_file_t *openTitle(int Title, dvd_read_domain_t domain);
   static cDVD *getDVD(void);
-  static void SetDeviceName(const char *DeviceName);
-  static const char *DeviceName(void);
   };
 
 #endif //__DVD_H
diff --git a/menu.c b/menu.c
index b8d5f9d2..f7714215 100644
--- a/menu.c
+++ b/menu.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: menu.c 1.93 2001/08/05 12:47:14 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: menu.c 1.94 2001/08/05 15:11:35 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "menu.h"
@@ -1794,6 +1794,7 @@ cMenuMain::cMenuMain(bool Replaying)
   Add(new cOsdItem(hk(tr("Channels")),   osChannels));
   Add(new cOsdItem(hk(tr("Timers")),     osTimers));
   Add(new cOsdItem(hk(tr("Recordings")), osRecordings));
+  if (cDVD::DriveExists())
   Add(new cOsdItem(hk(tr("DVD")),        osDVD));
   Add(new cOsdItem(hk(tr("Setup")),      osSetup));
   if (Commands.Count())
@@ -1809,7 +1810,7 @@ cMenuMain::cMenuMain(bool Replaying)
         }
   if (cVideoCutter::Active())
      Add(new cOsdItem(hk(tr(" Cancel editing")), osCancelEdit));
-  SetHelp(tr("Record"), cDvbApi::PrimaryDvbApi->CanToggleAudioTrack() ? tr("Language") : NULL, /*XXX only if DVD loaded?*/tr("Eject DVD"), cReplayControl::LastReplayed() ? tr("Resume") : NULL);
+  SetHelp(tr("Record"), cDvbApi::PrimaryDvbApi->CanToggleAudioTrack() ? tr("Language") : NULL, cDVD::DiscOk() ? tr("Eject DVD") : NULL, cReplayControl::LastReplayed() ? tr("Resume") : NULL);
   Display();
   lastActivity = time(NULL);
   SetHasHotkeys();
@@ -1865,9 +1866,8 @@ eOSState cMenuMain::ProcessKey(eKeys Key)
                                 }
                              break;
                case kYellow: if (!HasSubMenu()) {
-                                cDVD *dvd;
-                                if ((dvd = cDVD::getDVD())) {
-                                   dvd->Eject();
+                                if (cDVD::DiscOk()) {
+                                   cDVD::Eject();
                                    state = osEnd;
                                    }
                                 }
diff --git a/vdr.c b/vdr.c
index 765eb29b..787f9cf8 100644
--- a/vdr.c
+++ b/vdr.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  *
  * The project's page is at http://www.cadsoft.de/people/kls/vdr
  *
- * $Id: vdr.c 1.59 2001/08/02 13:48:51 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: vdr.c 1.60 2001/08/05 12:58:12 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include <getopt.h>
@@ -163,6 +163,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
                           optarg[strlen(optarg) - 1] = 0;
                     break;
           case 'V': cDVD::SetDeviceName(optarg);
+                    if (!cDVD::DriveExists()) {
+                       fprintf(stderr, "vdr: DVD drive not found: %s\n", optarg);
+                       return 2;
+                       }
                     break;
           case 'w': if (isnumber(optarg)) {
                        int t = atoi(optarg);