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Date:      Wed, 24 Dec 1997 14:56:01 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Kwoody <kwoody@citytel.net>
Cc:        George Vagner <vagner@spdc.ti.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Cdu31a cdrom
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.971224145513.10003Q-100000@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.971224090249.4118A-100000@mybsd.net>

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On Wed, 24 Dec 1997, Kwoody wrote:

> > > thats wierd, i cannot remove my cd-rom from the drive if it is mounted.
> > > pushing the button has no effect.
> > 
> > Yup. :-)  Software eject lock is fun.  I've had times, though, that my
> > Plextor forgets that it's been told to lock the CD and lets me eject it
> > anyway.  He might have one of these.  
> > 
> > Or he's used to using the Emergency Disk Ejector aka paper clip in the
> > little hole :-) 
> 
> Nope the CDU31A is a Sony single speed that Ive had around for ages. 
> running in its third machine now. Its been a reliable little drive over 
> the years. 
> 
> Now about this software lock...is something avaible for BSD that I can 
> use on this Sony?

It's a function of the CD drive.  Your drive doesn't appear to support it.
Most if not all SCSI CDs do.  

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major





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