On Fri, Jan 07, 2000 at 03:56:17PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In a message dated 1/7/2000 12:56:05 PM Central Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > while it's a good habit to demand successful umounts before removing > > media, remember that it IS a cdROM after all. You're certainly not > > going to damage it by just pushing the button and taking the thing > > out. Sure the os will complain, but you'll have the disk in your > > hand. > > > > I don't know about you - but I have two PCs that won't let me eject the CD > unless I umount the device. > > Perhaps an "undocumented feature?" >
In /usr/src/linux/drivers/block/ide-cd.c: * 3.00 Aug 22, 1995 -- Implement CDROMMULTISESSION ioctl. * Implement CDROMREADAUDIO ioctl (UNTESTED). * Use input_ide_data() and output_ide_data(). * Add door locking. Rob -- "Dump the condiments. If we are to be eaten, we don't need to taste good." -- "Visionaries" cartoon