Re: eject: unable to find or open device for: `cdrom'

On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 7:59 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan
<pocallaghan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
When I try to open the DVD burner tray with the command eject, I get
the following problem:

$ eject
eject: unable to find or open device for: `cdrom'
$

Any ideas?

Use "eject /dev/name-of-dvd-device". If you're not sure what the device
name is, an easy way to find out is by firing up k3b, which will look
for it (there are probably quicker ways but this works).

Thanks, Patrick. K3b does not see the inserted CD.

The problem that I am reporting did not occur before. I suspect that
some updates may have destroyed what was correctly working.

Any further ideas?

Paul

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