From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 2 07:53:26 2003 Return-Path: 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 ED18716A4CE for ; Tue, 2 Dec 2003 07:53:26 -0800 (PST) Received: from yoda.anything-inc.com (adsl-068-153-193-052.sip.bct.bellsouth.net [68.153.193.52]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 343C543F93 for ; Tue, 2 Dec 2003 07:53:25 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from ) Received: from /spool/local by anything-inc.com with [XMail 1.17 (FreeBSD/Ix86) LMAIL Server] for from <>; Tue, 2 Dec 2003 11:03:44 -0500 Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2003 11:03:43 -0500 From: Bob Collins To: DG Message-ID: <20031202160343.GB64730@yoda.anything-inc.com> References: <002d01c3b863$55e37930$1200a8c0@gsicomp.on.ca> <009a01c3b865$9db74ff0$5401a8c0@borg.fielden.com.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <009a01c3b865$9db74ff0$5401a8c0@borg.fielden.com.au> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i Comment: No comment X-Cuse: I have none X-Editor: vi X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-5.0 required=3.5 tests=EMAIL_ATTRIBUTION,IN_REP_TO,QUOTED_EMAIL_TEXT,REFERENCES, REPLY_WITH_QUOTES,USER_AGENT_MUTT version=2.55 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.55 (1.174.2.19-2003-05-19-exp) cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ejecting a Zip disk using eject(1) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 15:53:27 -0000 On Tue, Dec 2, 2003, DG wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Matthew > > Emmerton > > Sent: Tuesday, 2 December 2003 10:32 AM > > To: DG; freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > Subject: Re: ejecting a Zip disk using eject(1) > > > > > I tried that too. The eject command accepts just the > > device name without > > a > > > prefix, and prepends "/dev/" as necessary. > > > > > > Specifically from man eject(1): > > > > > > SYNOPSIS > > > eject [-fnv] device > > > > > It's probably the case that the actual Zip drive itself > > doesn't have the > > hardware to eject the disk automatically -- you have to push the eject > > button on the front (like a floppy) -- at least with the Zip > > drives I've > > used. > > > > CD-ROMs, OTOH, can be ejected through software since the tray > > is motorized. > > > > -- > > Matt Emmerton > > Not so. The Zip drive ejects quite happily under a different open source > UNIX-like operating system, and a similar IDE Zip drive in a different PC > ejects quite happily under Windows 98. > > Dave > > _______________________________________________ > 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" Just a quick question. Did you umount the zip disk prior to ejecting it? IIRC, I had to umount my old zip drive prior to eject working.... just my 0.02 -- Bob