5 Cups of Ubuntu
Cannot Get CD Drive to Open even after Restart
This is the error message i get. Keep in mind I am running KUbuntu 9.04, after an upgrade from 8.10.
Code:rob@node69:~/Documents$ eject cdrom umount: /media/cdrom0: device is busy. (In some cases useful info about processes that use the device is found by lsof(8) or fuser(1)) eject: unmount of `/media/cdrom0' failed rob@node69:~/Documents$
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Does sudo eject work?
Just Give Me the Beans!
Have you tried ejecting the CD manually? Look at the front of your drive; there should be a little hole just big enough to insert the end of a paper clip.
If this is a persistent problem and not just a one-time issue, get back to us.
5 Cups of Ubuntu
sudo does not work. and the pin in my drive is already pressed down, this has happend ONE time before, right after an update to 8.10
Ubuntu user since 2005
I'm betting you've had a problem with a faulty disc confusing your drive. The solution is to shut down entirely, this kills all power to the drive. When you start up again, keep hammering the "open" button until it comes out.
I try to treat the cause, not the symptom. I avoid the terminal in instructions, unless it's easier or necessary. My instructions will work within the Ubuntu system, instead of breaking or subverting it. Those are the three guarantees to the helpee.
5 Cups of Ubuntu
not one of my best moments... I'm not sure what happened, but after a few hours, (after I had just said "screw it, I'll deal with it later!") I had forgotten about it, and went to go put another cd in, and it opened right up for me.
An Explanation would be nice, but for now, this is solved.
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