Eject Cdrom 1.1 review

Eject Cdrom, forcefully ejects your cdrom/cdwriter device. It is especially useful when you are in a hurry, and don't know which a

License: GPL (GNU General Public License) File size: 0K Developer: Eject Cdrom Team

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Eject Cdrom, forcefully ejects your cdrom/cdwriter device.

It is especially useful when you are in a hurry, and don't know which application is using the cdrom device. Instead of pressing the Reset Button use Eject Cdrom

Eject Cdrom, will try the "normal" eject first, if it fails then it will forcefully eject the cdrom.

Make sure that you have your cdrom device linked to /dev/cdrom, check with:

ls -l /dev/cdrom

if you get
/dev/cdrom -> /dev/hdd (or something) then it is ok

else create a symbolic link:
ln -sf /dev/hdd /dev/cdrom (or)
ln -sf /dev/hdc /dev/cdrom

Installation:

just save the eject.desktop file on your desktop or add to your menu. just click it to eject your cdrom (normally else forcefully)!

Requirements:
cdrecord (for forced ejection) and/or eject (for normal ejection of cdrom)

Load/Unload or insert/eject cdrom script:

# cdrom load/unload script
if [ -e ~/.cdmounted ];
then
echo loaded or cdmounted trying to eject &&
eject && echo trying to eject normally &&
rm ~/.cdmounted && exit ||
echo normal ejection failed, trying forced eject &&
cdrecord -eject dev=/dev/cdrom &&
rm ~/.cdmounted && exit ;
else cdrecord -load dev=/dev/cdrom &&
touch ~/.cdmounted;
fi