On May 11, 2005 12:30, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: > Robert Yu wrote: > > When I put the Mandriva CD into the drive and then tried to take it > > out, The drive doesn't open. Is this normal? > > I have to remember that you have a gmail account, and change the reply > address... > > When a CD is mounted, and in use, the drive door is locked. If you use > the eject command, the CD is unmounted, and then ejected, unless the CD > is in use. Unmounting the CD unlockes the drive door. > > Mikkel
I think it depends on the hardware. I wish mine worked that way. If I try to use the "eject" command, I get a permissions error. If I hit the eject button on the drive, it pops the CD out without unmounting it, leaving the system in an inconsistent state, and making the CD drive unusable until the next reboot. Even putting the same CD right back in, and trying to do an unmount then, doesn't do any good. So I always have to remember to do an unmount before removing a CD. That's all for data CDs of course. Audio CDs are not mounted, they are read through a different process entirely. If you try to mount or unmount one, you'll just get an error. -- Ron ronhd at users dot sourceforge dot net Opinions expressed here are all mine. "As you know, necessity is the mother of invention. I don't know who the father is. Remorse, I guess." - Red Green
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