Re: Konqueror in KDE 3.2 won't let me eject CD

From: Dances With Crows (danSPANceswitTRAPhcrows_at_usa.net)
Date: 05/25/04


Date: 25 May 2004 20:47:53 GMT

On Tue, 25 May 2004 13:17:09 -0700, A-B C. staggered into the Black Sun
and said:
> Here's a new one. In KDE 3.2 I can't seem to get Konqueror to release
> the CD. If I put in a CD, right click on mount, right click on
> unmount, and right click on eject all is well.
>
> When I close Konqueror, I can't right click and eject.... even if I
> first unmout. Even the terminal eject command does not work. You have
> to wait a few minutes and some process somewhere releases the damn
> thing.

This was intended as a Feature. One of the Konqueror processes must be
keeping /mnt/cdrom or wherever open.

> I've looked in mtab, fuser and everywhere else for help, but so far I
> have not pinned it down. Anyone have any ideas?

I've seen something similar, and what I did was close every Konqueror
window. Then eject works. Hmm, maybe file a bug report with the
Konqueror people?

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