It seemed to me that I already expressed may thanks, but apparently it didn't
hit the right person.
So once again:
among lots of pieces of advice (I remain grateful to everybody who wanted to be
helpful) I got two answers that really solved my problem:
1)
Dave Sherohman wrote:
> lsof should give
> A better instruction would be to umount /dev/cdrom,
> since this will almost always be a symlink pointing to
> your cdrom device. Far more systems use /dev/cdrom
> for their cdrom devices than use /dev/hdd, because
> this includes nearly everybody with /dev/hdd,
> /dev/sdd, /dev/hd and
> /dev/sd
On Fri, 7 Jan 2000, Michael Stenner wrote:
: On Fri, Jan 07, 2000 at 05:47:37PM +0100, Blazej Sawionek wrote:
: > I've just fallen into serious trouble: can not umount my CD-ROM - it
: > is reported as beeing used. I'm sure it is not, what may have
: > happened is that I was examining it's co
>Use in every console 'cd' to take the user to 'the
>home'. CD insn't
>anybodys's home at your computer?
>Then using 'su' umount it by giving 'umount dev/hdd'
>(assuming that
your
>cd is at hdd as mine...)
A better instruction would be to umount /dev/cdrom,
since this will almost always be a sy
Subject: Re: umount - URGENT
Date: Fri, Jan 07, 2000 at 02:12:33PM -0600
In reply to:Dave Sherohman
Quoting Dave Sherohman([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
>| Wayne Topa said:
>| > Try a paper clip, strightened out, and inserted into the little hole
>| > in the front of
On Fri, Jan 07, 2000 at 03:56:17PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> In a message dated 1/7/2000 12:56:05 PM Central Standard Time,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> > while it's a good habit to demand successful umounts before removing
> > media, remember that it IS a cdROM after all. You're cer
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Brian Servis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Along the same linesthis is the one mechanism of mac/sun/other(?)
>floppies that I would like to see somehow on x86 machines. I would much
>rather have a 'soft' eject button like on a cdrom or a software eject
>like the
On Fri, Jan 07, 2000 at 03:56:17PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> In a message dated 1/7/2000 12:56:05 PM Central Standard Time,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> > while it's a good habit to demand successful umounts before removing
> > media, remember that it IS a cdROM after all. You're cer
In a message dated 1/7/2000 12:56:05 PM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> while it's a good habit to demand successful umounts before removing
> media, remember that it IS a cdROM after all. You're certainly not
> going to damage it by just pushing the button and taking the th
Gary Hennigan said:
> My SGI is entirely "soft button". If it crashes sometimes I can't even
> turn the power off on it, I end up having to unplug the stupid thing
> to reset it!
That's excessive, of course, but I'd like to see something along the lines of
the option on most ATX BIOSes to have a m
Wayne Topa said:
> Try a paper clip, strightened out, and inserted into the little hole
> in the front of the CDROM drive. Works on the 3 I have.
I thought you weren't supposed to do that while the system is powered up.
Something about possibly damaging the hardware. Is that no longer a problem?
Brian Servis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> *- On 7 Jan, Carl Fink wrote about "Re: umount - URGENT"
> > On Fri, Jan 07, 2000 at 01:52:15PM -0500, Michael Stenner wrote:
> >> while it's a good habit to demand successful umounts before removing
> >&
Subject: Re: umount - URGENT
Date: Fri, Jan 07, 2000 at 01:58:50PM -0500
In reply to:Carl Fink
Quoting Carl Fink([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
>| On Fri, Jan 07, 2000 at 01:52:15PM -0500, Michael Stenner wrote:
>| > while it's a good habit to demand successful umounts b
> while it's a good habit to deman successful umounts before removing
> media, remember that it IS a cdROM after all. You're certainly not
> going to damage it by just pushing the button and taking the thing
> out. Sure the os will complain, but you'll have the disk in your
> hand.
thous this is
*- On 7 Jan, Carl Fink wrote about "Re: umount - URGENT"
> On Fri, Jan 07, 2000 at 01:52:15PM -0500, Michael Stenner wrote:
>> while it's a good habit to demand successful umounts before removing
>> media, remember that it IS a cdROM after all. You're certainl
Try to see, if there is someone in some other console using it anyway.
If 'anybody' is cd'd on your cd's directories you cannot umount it I
think.
Use in every console 'cd' to take the user to 'the home'. CD insn't
anybodys's home at your computer?
Then using 'su' umount it by giving 'umount d
On Fri, Jan 07, 2000 at 01:52:15PM -0500, Michael Stenner wrote:
> while it's a good habit to demand successful umounts before removing
> media, remember that it IS a cdROM after all. You're certainly not
> going to damage it by just pushing the button and taking the thing
> out. Sure the os will
On Fri, Jan 07, 2000 at 05:47:37PM +0100, Blazej Sawionek wrote:
> I've just fallen into serious trouble: can not umount my CD-ROM - it
> is reported as beeing used. I'm sure it is not, what may have
> happened is that I was examining it's contents with `mc' which died
> suddenly.
> I desperatly
On Fri, 7 Jan 2000, Blazej Sawionek wrote:
> can not umount my CD-ROM - it is reported as beeing used.
(...)
> I desperatly need this CD out _right_now_ so please if anybody knows
> the answer - give it ASAP.
>
Try "man fuser" and learn how to find out which process is still blocking
the device.
Blazej Sawionek said:
> I've just fallen into serious trouble:
> can not umount my CD-ROM - it is reported as beeing used.
> I'm sure it is not, what may have happened is that I was examining it's
> contents with `mc' which died suddenly.
>
> I desperatly need this CD out _right_now_ so please if
Perhaps a reboot would free the device? I know it's drastic,
but you did say RIGHT NOW.
Regards,
Todd
At 05:52 PM 1/7/00 +0100, Robert Waldner wrote:
maybe mc is hasn't died completely? with ist working directory pointing to
the the cdrom? or you have another wd to the cd anywhere else...
if anyone has a shell open that is is within the directory structure of
the cd then it will report as being in use when you try to unmount
it. make sure every account logged on to the machine is in a different
directory (ie home directory) and you should be able to get the cd out
On Fri, 7 Jan 200
maybe mc is hasn't died completely? with ist working directory pointing to the
the cdrom? or you have another wd to the cd anywhere else...
On Fri, 07 Jan 2000 17:47:37 +0100, Blazej Sawionek writes:
>I've just fallen into serious trouble:
>can not umount my CD-ROM - it is reported as beeing used
I've just fallen into serious trouble:
can not umount my CD-ROM - it is reported as beeing used.
I'm sure it is not, what may have happened is that I was examining it's
contents with `mc' which died suddenly.
I desperatly need this CD out _right_now_ so please if anybody knows the answer
- give
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