Mounting/umounting
 

Hey guys, I have a pretty simple problem:

I was installing UT2004, and had to put in multiple disks. Now, I mounted disk 1 Then when it came time for disk 2, I had to umount it the same way, but it said disk in use. I did the paper clip trick on my drive, and then it opened/closed at will - allowing me to finish the installation of all 6 disks. Now, what is the way to get around this, and have it just open/close no matter what? (or what am I doing wrong) -Bill

Were you in root when you tried to umount? you don't need the /dev/hdc to unmount the drive... Just:
# umount /mnt/cdrom
will do...

Also if you were in the directory /mnt/cdrom and issue the umount command it can't unmount because your in it.

KC

You have to cd out of the directory you mounted to...
If the directory is the active working directory in a
shell you can't unmount it.


Cheers,
Tink

Ok, but I was in the root directory - I know that being in there makes it active and stop the unmounting. I'll try that simpler umount command in the furture, but is there a setting ot unlock cdrom drives or to force unmount? -Bill

# eject /mnt/cdrom

will unmount and eject the CD...

There are way's to disable the autolock but you'll have to search on that one...

KC

I have the same problem, just with a usb thumb drive. I use the umount command and it says something like it is busy (also with the cd drive), so i just take it out. Well next time i put it in i it gets changed to the next available file. For example, the first time it is /dev/sda, the second time it is /dev/sdb, third /dev/sdc, ect... Well I got to some letter, f i think and i couldnt mount it anymore.

Any thoughts? I'm using Mandrake 10.1. And i am not in that directory.

Keith

Ok figured it out. Have to have admin rights. Could that be TomalakBORG's problem also?

Keith

Well, I was in super user mode