Yeah, for some reason it doesn't work quite right by default, I don't know why. However, with your desktop environment's keyboard-shortcut manager, you can simply reassign the eject button to run eject -T which will give you the proper functionality. It won't display the little notification popup, but it shouldn't be too hard to notice whether the drive door is open or closed ;)
On 10/5/11, David Lowe <[email protected]> wrote: > Okeh, i got Squeeze running on my PowerMac G5. My next stumbling block > is > optical discs. Specifically, when i go to install some package that is on > the original DVD [say, 'build-essential'] Synaptic tells me to insert the > disc. I press the button on my keyboard to open the drive door, a widget > appears on the screen presumably informing me that door is to be opened, but > nothing else happens. I guess for now i will have to boot into OSX to > change discs... > > Sent from my MacBookPro > > As I pondered, weak and weary, on the latest conspiracy theory... > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [email protected] > Archive: > http://lists.debian.org/[email protected] > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CABCBCvOnijju-RueS4pP7BupKaDG=sNOhXgmpV=t3uxjf_c...@mail.gmail.com
