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Date:      Sun, 6 Oct 2002 15:45:37 +1000
From:      Edwin Groothuis <edwin@mavetju.org>
To:        Peter Leftwich <Hostmaster@Video2Video.Com>
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions LIST <FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.Org>
Subject:   Re: mtools eject CD? CD-R?
Message-ID:  <20021006054537.GI930@k7.mavetju>
In-Reply-To: <20021005220335.A1551-100000@dhcp-407-32.san.rr.com>
References:  <20021005220335.A1551-100000@dhcp-407-32.san.rr.com>

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On Sat, Oct 05, 2002 at 10:05:16PM -0700, Peter Leftwich wrote:
> Is it possible to eject a (mounted or unmounted) CD or DVD from the command
> line?  Does a CD-R have to be specially mounted before using mkisofs or
> burncd?  Appreciate any answers!

If it's mounted, unmount it first!

If it's unmount, cdcontrol eject will eject the drive (assuming you
have one, otherwise specify the right device.

An unburned cd can't be mounted before it's burned.

Edwin
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