From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Nov 13 08:35:17 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1DA8D16A41F for ; Sun, 13 Nov 2005 08:35:17 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from thomas@natas.itsc.at) Received: from natas.itsc.at (static81-223-21-146.adsl.inode.at [81.223.21.146]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9225543D46 for ; Sun, 13 Nov 2005 08:35:16 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from thomas@natas.itsc.at) Received: from natas.itsc.at (localhost.itsc.at [127.0.0.1]) by natas.itsc.at (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6B4D81B50F6; Sun, 13 Nov 2005 09:23:09 +0100 (CET) Received: (from thomas@localhost) by natas.itsc.at (8.13.3/8.13.3/Submit) id jAD8N8qZ030359; Sun, 13 Nov 2005 09:23:08 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from thomas) Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 09:23:08 +0100 From: Thomas Linton To: Bill Schoolcraft Message-ID: <20051113082308.GA30314@natas.it-sc.at> References: <1131744339.21074.5.camel@home-desk> <44oe4qorwz.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> <1131820287.3416.23.camel@home-desk> <20051112121453.M1200@liam.billschoolcraft.com> <20051112204127.GA19536@natas.it-sc.at> <20051112201837.J1200@liam.billschoolcraft.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20051112201837.J1200@liam.billschoolcraft.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How can I programatically eject a live cd? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 08:35:17 -0000 if you use CAM you could use: # camcontrol eject [device id] [generic args] On Sat, Nov 12, 2005 at 08:21:11PM -0800, Bill Schoolcraft wrote: > At Sat, 12 Nov 2005 it looks like Thomas Linton composed: > > >I believe that you can't do this because "you" are sitting on this CD. > > > >In general: > > > ># cdcontrol eject > > > >or with port /usr/ports/sysutils/eject just > > > ># eject > > Jeez, first off I didn't know this command existed for *BSD and > then read the manpage and saw to my amazement... > > ################################################# > > AUTHOR > Shunsuke Akiyama > > HISTORY > The eject command appeared in FreeBSD 2.X > > FreeBSD 5.4 Sep 24, 2000 > > ################################################# > > -- > Bill Schoolcraft > PO Box 210076 > San Francisco, CA 94121 > http://billschoolcraft.com > ~ > "You do best what you like most." > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" --