Re: (2.2.38) CDROM eject problems?

From: Buddy Smith (nullset@dookie.net)
Date: Fri Jan 28 2000 - 08:46:56 EST


Well, i can mount and unmount it with ease, so I'm fairly sure nothing
else is using the device....what do you want a log dump OF? i'm not
getting anything in syslog, no failed IOCTL type messages or
anything....

--buddy

>
> On Fri, Jan 28 2000, buddy@dookie.net wrote:
> > For some reason, 2.3.38 is refusing to allow me to eject my cdrom,
> > regardless of whether it's mounted. Here's the results of 'eject hdc':
> >
> > foobar:/home/nullset# eject -f hdc
> > eject: CDROMEJECT ioctl failed for `/dev/hdc': Device or resource busy
> > foobar:/home/nullset# eject -f hdc
> > eject: CDROMEJECT ioctl failed for `/dev/hdc': Device or resource busy
> >
> > and it keeps going :)
> >
> > The only way i've found to get my CDs out is to force them out w/ my key
> > (which i don't like doing, it's bad for both CD and drive) and rebooting.
> >
> > This worked fine under 2.2.x. Any suggestions?
>
> Are you absolutely certain that no other programs have the device
> open? Please send me a log dump, if that is not the case.
>
> --
> * Jens Axboe <axboe@suse.de>
> * Linux CD-ROM Maintainer
> * http://www.kernel.dk
>

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