Rather than dinking around with a terminal window, you can just create a launcher that runs the command "eject cdrom", give it a nice Icon and put it on the panel. Just click it once to eject the disc.
-Dan On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 2:35 PM, Diego Xirinachs <[email protected]> wrote: > thanks for replies, for some reason I didnt receive the notification of > your post, but I just replied to the thread and I will sure try it out as > soon as I can. I think that could be a good solution. > > 2009/11/24 Miguel Branco <[email protected]> > > I replied with my fix on this thread: >> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1331627 >> Did you try that? >> >> >> On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 20:12, Diego Xirinachs <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Definetly WONT try that solution then...lol, any other suggestions? its >>> really critical to have a working CD/DVD drive in my opinion... >>> >>> 2009/11/23 Sean Russell <[email protected]> >>> >>>> I've been having the same problem on a 4810T, but I'm glad to see other >>>> people are having the same problem (misery loves company). >>>> >>>> I actually did a dpkg reconfigure as recommended on one of the Ubuntu >>>> docs in an attempt to fix the CD, and it screwed up *everything*; the >>>> intel graphics driver stopped working correctly, networking went out the >>>> window. Anyway, crippling regressions as a result of upgrading Ubuntu no >>>> longer surprise me. I haven't gotten the laptop back to it's full, working >>>> state, but the one thing that refuses to work at all any more is the CD. >>>> >>>> Hooray for quality control, eh? >>>> >>>> --- SER >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 7:44 PM, Diego Xirinachs <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> My drive is inaccesible everytime, but still shows up on ubuntu, but >>>>> double clicking does nothing, doesnt matter If I have a cd inserted or >>>>> not. >>>>> >>>>> 2009/11/23 Stefan Tjarks <[email protected]> >>>>> >>>>>> I do have the same problem coming up occasional on my 4810T. Specially >>>>>> when using DVD-RAMs. Reading or writing a disc fails and then the >>>>>> device >>>>>> is gone out of Karmic. Need to restart and remove the disc to be able >>>>>> to >>>>>> use it again. I gave up using DVD-RAMs with my laptop! >>>>>> Sometimes when inserting a DVD-ROM or CD-ROM the drive is >>>>>> inaccessible. >>>>>> I managed to work around it buy rebooting with the disc in the drive. >>>>>> I >>>>>> remember once were I needed to burn multiple DVDs and had to reboot >>>>>> after each burn because the drive simple failed to show the new blank >>>>>> disc. It's bloody annoying! >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, 2009-11-23 at 18:04 -0600, Diego Xirinachs wrote: >>>>>> > hi all, >>>>>> > >>>>>> > I installed ubuntu on my laptop without any problems, I can also >>>>>> > remember that the drive USED TO work fine, but now (I think it was >>>>>> > after upgrade) It wont read any CD that I put in it, I checked the >>>>>> > group permission and I do have permissions to use cdrom drives, no >>>>>> > Idea how to proceed from now on, I really need to burn some cds for >>>>>> a >>>>>> > stuff we need at work so I desperately need the drive working. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Thanks in advance for the help. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > 2 things to note: >>>>>> > - I installed jaunty on the laptop and recently upgraded to karmic >>>>>> > >>>>>> > -The cdrom indeed shows on "My computer" but when I double click it >>>>>> > does nothing (obviously with a cd in it) >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > I have this same problem posted on a thread on ubuntu forums If you >>>>>> > want to reply there, here is the >>>>>> > link: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1331627 >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Thanks in advance for the help, If you need more info just ask. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > -- >>>>>> > X1R1 >>>>>> > >>>>>> > _______________________________________________ >>>>>> > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~acertimeline >>>>>> > Post to : [email protected] >>>>>> > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~acertimeline >>>>>> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> X1R1 >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~acertimeline >>>>> Post to : [email protected] >>>>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~acertimeline >>>>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> X1R1 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~acertimeline >>> Post to : [email protected] >>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~acertimeline >>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>> >>> >> > > > -- > X1R1 > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~acertimeline > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~acertimeline > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >
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