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Date:      Wed, 02 Apr 2003 01:53:08 -0500
From:      Gerard Samuel <gsam@trini0.org>
To:        Andrew Arensburger <arensb+freebsd-questions@Glue.umd.edu>
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions <questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Unlocking CDROM
Message-ID:  <3E8A88D4.9090209@trini0.org>
In-Reply-To: <20030401191552.GA8848@glue.umd.edu>
References:  <3E89C1C4.1050204@trini0.org> <20030401191552.GA8848@glue.umd.edu>

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Andrew Arensburger wrote:

>On Tue, Apr 01, 2003 at 11:43:48AM -0500, Gerard Samuel wrote:
>  
>
>>and I mounted an ata cdrom via mount, viewed the disk, got out of the 
>>/cdrom directory, and issued unmount /cdrom.
>>Via df, it is no longer mounted.
>>But Im unable to eject the CD from the front panel.  I remember that 
>>there was an eject command for scsi cdroms, but
>>not sure if they exist for ata cdroms.
>>
>>What can be done to unlock the drive?
>>    
>>
>
>	cdcontrol -f /dev/acd0c eject
>
>(I think it's "-f"; I don't have a FreeBSD machine handy.) However, if
>you can't eject it with the "eject" button, then I don't think
>'cdcontrol' will work.
>
>  
>
Thanks



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