Re: PROBLEM:Machine hangs on pulling out USB cd writer on laptop.

[Puneet Vyas]

Alejandro Bonilla wrote:

> Puneet Vyas wrote:
>
> > PS : I am not even sure if I am "allowed" to pull out the writer like 
> > this. Am I supposed to "stop" the device first or something?
> You are supoused to unmount the volume. Try it. umount /dev/cdrom ? 
> Make sure that is it not in use, then unload it.
> New versions of gnome and so have the option to right click the loaded 
> device and then to unmount.
>
> It should never hang. Does it hang with the floppy when removed?

1. When I did umount /dev/cdrom it says - "umount: /dev/hdc is not 
mounted (according to mtab)"
2. Yes

Thanks,
Puneet
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