Re: 1. Unabel to unmount/eject CD/DVD ? (( ``-_-?? ) -- Fernando)
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Arvind K wrote on 13/05/08 13:34: Yesterday I was met, with what I think is one of the most stupid bugs I ever found. When I tried to eject a DVDr, either using nautilus tools or the drive eject button, an error popup showed up, telling me that I wasn't root. WTF, now I can't even eject CDs? I had a look at my user permitions and all looked sound, so what am I doing wrong, or is this a bug? Hi Fernado, Its not a bug,the case you mentioned happens when the process using your cd-rom isn't killed properly(or isn't killed at all),leaving the system thinking that the cd is still in use.. ... That's a much better explanation than the error message. So you're right, it's not a bug: it's two bugs. One is that the error message is unhelpful, and the other is that the CD should be ejectable if the only programs that were using it aren't running any more. Cheers - -- Matthew Paul Thomas http://mpt.net.nz/ -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFIK0WB6PUxNfU6ecoRAkd1AKCngtdpVA45wzg7GnCUpBOKAHKGgACglPUF xJQ+0SLxrGe9bQC5GgfYeB4= =1oZG -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
Re: 1. Unabel to unmount/eject CD/DVD ? (( ``-_-?? ) -- Fernando)
Le mercredi 14 mai 2008 à 21:03 +0100, Matthew Paul Thomas a écrit : That's a much better explanation than the error message. So you're right, it's not a bug: it's two bugs. One is that the error message is unhelpful, and the other is that the CD should be ejectable if the only programs that were using it aren't running any more. About the latter, see bug 91239: Cannot unmount volume: show which application(s) still use the drive [1]. This is a bitesize work that could be worth a bounty for somebody motivated. Cheers 1: http://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-mount/+bug/81239 -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
1. Unabel to unmount/eject CD/DVD ? (( ``-_-?? ) -- Fernando)
Yesterday I was met, with what I think is one of the most stupid bugs I ever found. When I tried to eject a DVDr, either using nautilus tools or the drive eject button, an error popup showed up, telling me that I wasn't root. WTF, now I can't even eject CDs? I had a look at my user permitions and all looked sound, so what am I doing wrong, or is this a bug? Hi Fernado, Its not a bug,the case you mentioned happens when the process using your cd-rom isn't killed properly(or isn't killed at all),leaving the system thinking that the cd is still in use.. -- My Fingerprint:1024D/45CA88FF The box said Windoze or better,so i installed Linux Registered Linux User #46760 -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
