On (29/12/03 11:33), Vincent Bernat wrote: > OoO En cette matin�e pluvieuse du lundi 29 d�cembre 2003, vers 10:47, > Clive Menzies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> disait: > > >> > $ eject /dev/hdc > >> > eject: unable to open `/dev/hdc' > >> > >> > Confusing huh! > >> > >> What do you get with "cat /proc/ide/hdc/settings" ? > > > name value min max > [...] > > Well, I have no idea why this does not work. Try to use the SCSI > emulation instead (boot with hdc=ide-scsi as parameter) and try "eject > /dev/scd0". Hi Vincent
I tried that but it didn't seem to enable scd0 - I put the boot parameter in yaboot, which I assume is the way to do it. However, Matheau emailed me off list suggesting it could be permissions and although I'm sure I had tried to mount hdc as root before, it now seems to work and it is also playing CD's in XMMS ;) One slight confusion I had is that I've added myself to the group "disk" but although "disk" and "root" have exactly the same permissions, "rw", I could't mount or eject the disk but root could. However, rebooting seemed to cure it (reminiscent of Windoze ;) In retrospect, logging out and back in, may have achieved the same result. Nevertheless, the main reason for upgrading to sid and ben's kernel was to be able to play CD's which I couldn't seem to accomplish in woody - so another piece in the jigsaw falls into place ;) The next issue is a strange intermittent whistle through the speakers for which I may need to return to the list for help. Meanwhile, I can enjoy music from my CD's as well as off our music server ;) So thanks to everyone who helped including Matt and Vincent. This list and debian-user are so great ;) I've learned so much from you all - Happy New Year! Regards Clive -- http://www.clivemenzies.co.uk strategies for business
