[iStudent 2003]

In Linux, when you type eject in the Terminal, the CD tray opens, and when you type eject �t the CD tray closes. I tried both commands in 10.2.6, and neither of them worked. In OS 10.2, is there a command to eject the CD? My iMac has slot loading CD drive, could that be why it�s working?

[gorgonzola]

Not sure you can do this in 10.2...at least I can't see anything that would do it.

[gatorparrots]

On 10.1, one can issue:
disktool -o

On 10.2, you can issue this command to enable the GUI Eject menubar item:
open "/System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/Eject.menu"

Here's fink's eject package perl script:

Code:
#!/usr/bin/perl

$device = $ARGV[0] || "/dev/disk1";
$device =~ s/cdrom/disk1/;

exec "/usr/bin/hdiutil eject $device";

[philzilla]

Originally posted by gatorparrots:
On 10.2, you can issue this command to enable the GUI Eject menubar item:
open "/System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/Eject.menu"

that doesn't exactly eject the cd though, does it...

[[APi]TheMan]

Originally posted by gatorparrots:
Here's fink's eject package perl script:

Code:
#!/usr/bin/perl

$device = $ARGV[0] || "/dev/disk1";
$device =~ s/cdrom/disk1/;

exec "/usr/bin/hdiutil eject $device";

Two questions:

1) What does the "=~" notation mean?
2) Is that "s/cdrom/disk1/" a sed-typed replace function?

[Moonray]

To eject a CD in Mac OS X you simply type:

disktool -e disk1

Of course if your CD drive is /dev/disk3 you use disk3 there. Make it an alias and call it eject or whatever you like. Starting a perl script for that is like shooting ants with cannons.

Unlike in other operating systems there is no /dev/cdrom - does anyone know how to find out which drive(s) are CD/DVD-ROMs or ejectable?

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[P]

Originally posted by Moonray:
To eject a CD in Mac OS X you simply type:

disktool -e disk1

Of course if your CD drive is /dev/disk3 you use disk3 there. Make it an alias and call it eject or whatever you like. Starting a perl script for that is like shooting ants with cannons.

Unlike in other operating systems there is no /dev/cdrom - does anyone know how to find out which drive(s) are CD/DVD-ROMs or ejectable?

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If you have disc inside, type "df". In my case, it shows a number of lines related to all currently mounted drives. Among mine, there is currently one line like this:

/dev/disk1s1s2 678832 678832 0 100% /Volumes/MOO3 Play Disc

"MOO3 Play Disc" is a CD that I have mounted, so "disk1" is a CD (or rather, DVD).

[iStudent 2003]

Thanks everyone!

disktool -e disk1

Worked and when i typed disk2 it ejected my firewire CD-R tray, but it only works when there is a CD in the tray.

Also, is there a command to close the tray on my firewire CD-R?

[gorgonzola]

Oh, good one. Forgot that disktool doesn't have a manpage...