Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2003 18:32:07 -0500 From: "Matthew Emmerton" <matt@gsicomp.on.ca> To: "DG" <david@fielden.com.au>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: ejecting a Zip disk using eject(1) Message-ID: <002d01c3b863$55e37930$1200a8c0@gsicomp.on.ca> References: <008d01c3b862$ebd6bb10$5401a8c0@borg.fielden.com.au>
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> > On Tue, 2 Dec 2003 08:13 am, DG wrote: > > > # eject afd0 > > > eject: No such file or directory > > > > I dont know the syntax expected but you probably should be doing: > > > > eject /dev/afd0 > > > > Regards, > > Jacob > > > 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 > > DESCRIPTION > eject is a program to eject removable media from drive. The device is > a > removable drive name such as cd0, matcd0, mcd0, scd0, wcd0 or od0. > eject > unmounts the device if it was mounted brefore ejecting. > > Given that it says "removable drive name such as ..." I assumed that those > listed were just examples, and that any ejectable media should be > programatically ejectable. My interpretation of the man page may have been > incorrect, or eject might not support Zip drives? 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
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