[mythtvnz] CDROM Locked

Nick Rout mythtvnz@lists.linuxnut.co.nz
Thu, 26 Jan 2006 09:33:05 +1300


If you want to find out what program is accessing the drive you could
ssh in and run:

lsof |grep /dev/cdrom

lsof= list open files.


On Thu, 26 Jan 2006 02:33:07 +1300
Robert Coup wrote:

> Hi All,
> 
> I'm running KnoppMyth (R5A26) with a PVR-150 on an EPIA M10K system. It 
> is all relatively happy, except the DVD drive seems to lock itself on 
> occasion.
> 
> Myth is running but Xine isn't. You press the eject button on the drive 
> and it doesn't open. I can force it by ssh'ing in and doing "eject 
> /dev/cdrom" but thats not so ideal for my other housemates. Thing is, it 
> doesn't always do it!
> 
> Anybody else run into this, before I start digging deeper?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Rob :)
> 
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