unix comand to eject cd

future-ex-pc-userfuture-ex-pc-user
Posted:
in Genius Bar edited January 2014
urgent!

can someone please type the unixcommand to eject discs?

thanks

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 7
    thuh freakthuh freak Posts: 2,664member
    i'm not sure what the proper way to do it is, but if your cd drive is also a burner, and if you have cdrecord installed, you can do 'cdrecord -eject'.
  • Reply 2 of 7
    alcimedesalcimedes Posts: 5,486member
    any more background on the problem? there might be other solutions.
  • Reply 3 of 7
    fiddlerfiddler Posts: 36member
    drutil eject



    That should do the job.
  • Reply 4 of 7
    future-ex-pc-userfuture-ex-pc-user Posts: 208member
    the problem was, I had to restard my powerbook in order to eject a cd-r. even the eject-key did not react. After the restart everything is OK again.

    thanks
  • Reply 5 of 7
    dmband0026dmband0026 Posts: 2,345member
    You can also do it in open firmware mode. Restart your computer holding down apple, shift, O, and F than type eject CD. Than type reboot. Should do the trick if nothing else works.
  • Reply 6 of 7
    alcimedesalcimedes Posts: 5,486member
    along the same lines, holding down the mouse button (or trackpad) will eject any media in your computer.
  • Reply 7 of 7
    mount_my_floppymount_my_floppy Posts: 913member
    For future reference..



    "df" This will list your current disks. Find out which is the CD-ROM and then type "hdiutil eject -force /dev/whatEverTheDiskIs"
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