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iOliverC · May 31, 2003, 02:21 PM

I have a CD that I need to get out of the tray in my PB. Trouble is I dont wanna restart. It says its been used by another app, even though only the finder is running, and ive restarted that. Im actually downloading the UT demo and I dont want to restart.

Developer · May 31, 2003, 02:28 PM

Maybe Classic is using it.

iOliverC · May 31, 2003, 02:31 PM

OS 9 is not installed.

ambush · May 31, 2003, 02:32 PM

Originally posted by iOliverC:
OS 9 is not installed.

Quit all apps.. try again.

Otherwise, use a paper clip.

chris v · May 31, 2003, 02:36 PM

Sometimes a logout/in will solve the "in use" ghost bug.

CV

iOliverC · May 31, 2003, 02:39 PM

*cries*

But I have a reaaaallly big downlod going, and its like half way through.

And the slot-loading PB's don't have the pin hole.

anti-sleep · May 31, 2003, 02:55 PM

Yeah they do. It's on the right side of the slit.

iOliverC · May 31, 2003, 03:19 PM

Im looking on the right side but see no hole. Any photos?

I only see the Kensington lock. Where abouts?

anti-sleep · May 31, 2003, 03:47 PM

iOliverC · May 31, 2003, 03:54 PM

Hmm, ive got a little pin and I am inserting it in the place you put, yet nothing.

anti-sleep · May 31, 2003, 03:55 PM

It has been a year since I owned one...could it be on the left side perhaps?

iOliverC · May 31, 2003, 03:58 PM

Same problem, maybe they took it out?

anti-sleep · May 31, 2003, 04:04 PM

I suppose that's possible...but doesn't seem too likely. Maybe I'm just crazy? Does anyone else want to weigh in on this?

workerbee · May 31, 2003, 04:25 PM

Originally posted by anti-sleep:
I suppose that's possible...but doesn't seem too likely. Maybe I'm just crazy? Does anyone else want to weigh in on this?

No pinhole on my TiBook 800.

I had to use the terminal to eject stubborn discs several times (from memory, YMMV):
-open terminal
-type "disktool -l"
-find your CD drive
-type "disktool -e disk0" (assuming disk0 = CD drive)
You'll probably find some better infos on this on macosxhints.com

Good luck! UT2003 Rocks

iOliverC · May 31, 2003, 04:28 PM

GAHHHHHH!

***Responding yes to unmount - disk1s1s2
***Disk NOT Unmounted('disk1s1s2'), errorCode(16), dissenter(-1)
***Notifications Complete for type 4

iOliverC · May 31, 2003, 04:32 PM

Nothing on OS X Hints either.

11011001 · May 31, 2003, 07:36 PM

this is back from the OS 9 days, still works.. most of the time

open iTunes in X, and use the eject button in the bottom right.. might do it for you

exa · May 31, 2003, 11:40 PM

You could:

-run lsof in the terminal (use 'sudo lsof')
-find any process using any files on the mounted cd (not sure how to decypher that, good luck!)
-kill such process
-try and eject the cd

Angus_D · Jun 1, 2003, 04:40 PM

Originally posted by iOliverC:
But I have a reaaaallly big downlod going, and its like half way through.

This is why we wget in the background

WJMoore · Jun 1, 2003, 06:21 PM

Originally posted by Angus_D:
This is why we wget in the background

Yeah that's what I was thinking. I always get wget to do anybig downloads. It is a lot more persistant at getting the file and you can resume later if need be.

WM

Cipher13 · Jun 1, 2003, 07:27 PM

ps -aux | grep volume name?

I dunno. As earlier suggested, find if any app is using a file off the CD... and kill it.

Quit all open apps, force-quit Finder (relaunch it), see if you can then eject... it's probably the Finder fscking up, as per usual.

King Bob On The Cob · Jun 1, 2003, 07:42 PM

Open Process Veiwer, look for hdiagent or something similar, kill it! Look for other Daemons that could be using it too. kill them too. (And pray it's not the Window Manager using it [or something owned by root])

mishap · Jun 2, 2003, 09:16 AM

I have this problem on my powerbook when it has trouble reading some types of cd-rs...try a program called Eject Me! ...should be on versiontracker. Problem is, it doesnt work all of the time. good luck

malvolio · Jun 2, 2003, 06:28 PM

In the Terminal, use the command "df" to identify the CD drive. You'll see something like "/dev/disk2s1s9" at the beginning of the line that ends with the name of the CD.
Then:
sudo hdiutil eject -force /dev/disk2s1s9
(or whatever the CD drive is).
Authenticate when prompted, and presto!

PubGuy · Jun 3, 2003, 09:35 AM

Well, my TiBook and iMac don't have a separate hole for the emergency eject, but if you insert a paperclip on the right-side of the loading slot, it will hit the hidden eject tab.

I've used it on both machines and it worked like a champ.

TiBook G4-400 slot-loading CDROM
iMac G3-350 slot-loading CDROM

iOliverC · Jun 3, 2003, 09:42 AM

Thanks guys,

I think modern TiBooks don't seem to have the pinhole. Maybe its the new drives.

Anyway, I ended up waiting for the download to finish, then restarted and boom it worked.

sushiism · Jun 3, 2003, 10:00 AM

Originally posted by iOliverC:
Im looking on the right side but see no hole. Any photos?

I only see the Kensington lock. Where abouts?

its not the right side of the computer its the right side of inside the slot behind the foam apprently