Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 19 Feb 1999 08:30:14 +0100 | From | Gerd Knorr <> | Subject | Re: Ejecting a mounted CD-ROM works :-( |
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In lists.linux.kernel you write:
>Hi *
>I did some experiments with cdrecord last few days, for example how to >eject a CDROM ...
>ok, let´s do that ># cdrecord dev=0,2,0 -eject
>*click**screeek**click* >CD is ejected from my cdrom now :-)
>Ok, try to eject a mounted(!!) cd-rom. This should make some headace >to the kernel, this is the reason why cdroms (eject-button) are locked >while mounted, right?
If you ask the kernel for ejecting the cdrom (CDROMEJECT ioctl), you'll get a EBUSY.
cdrecord talks directly to the device (via generic scsi), therefore the kernel can't block the eject attempt.
Gerd
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