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Old 01-31-2005, 04:22 PM   #16
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Old 01-31-2005, 10:14 PM   #17
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DUDE....
lik i said.. if you dont have slocate installed, then use whereis.

Code:
whereis eject
 
Old 02-01-2005, 05:27 AM   #18
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DUDE....
lik i said.. if you dont have slocate installed, then use whereis.

Code:
whereis eject
Sorry buddy done that now and got this

eject: /bin/eject /user/share/man/man1/eject.1.gz

Ok what to do????????????
 
Old 02-01-2005, 05:48 AM   #19
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mv /bin/eject /bin/eject-renamed

now see if your computer still eject the cdrom ?

and start looking for eject command not found errors in the logs or virual consoles.
 
Old 02-01-2005, 06:41 AM   #20
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mv /bin/eject /bin/eject-renamed

now see if your computer still eject the cdrom ?

and start looking for eject command not found errors in the logs or virual consoles.
Ok did that in root message
eject /dev/hda/ failed is continually poping up on desktop

however the cd door is staying closed. What to do now?

Ps Sorry for the delay just been to repair a comp and off out now to gym for a few hours will check in later.

Thanks

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Old 02-01-2005, 07:51 AM   #21
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whats the name of the porgram which is sending those popups ?

that is the program which is misbehaving, it needs to either be stoppped, or properly configured.

are there any porgrams in $HOME/.kde/Autostart or .$HOME/.kde<version>/Autostart
vere version is your kde version...

("ls -a" to see hidden files)
 
Old 02-01-2005, 09:23 AM   #22
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Old 02-01-2005, 10:21 AM   #23
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Checked the system log and can find no referance to eject failed Ahhhhhhhhhh my F>##%g heads cabaged now.
 
Old 02-01-2005, 11:16 AM   #24
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Yes just found this entry in sys log a recent log

linux kernel: cdrom: open failed.

now how do I sort it and how do I stop the bloody popup error message which is doing my head in?

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Old 02-01-2005, 11:27 AM   #25
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again.. this is an ugly hack......
as root...
Code:
echo "#!/bin/bash"  > eject
echo "echo ugly_hack_to_stop_cdrom_ejecting" >> eject
mv eject /bin/
chmod +x /bin/eject
this will cause this script to run instead of eject, as far as kde knows, the eject went along fine.

or you could rename the origonal eject-renamed back to eject, and let the disk eject.

ReMeMbER lInUx is CAse SenciTIVE... $HOME/.kde/Autostart
run as normal user when using $HOME otherwise you will get roots HOME, and dont miss the dot before kde.

ls -a $HOME will list all gidden directory's like KDE

echo $HOME will output your home directory.

oh, and you ARE using kde right??? or gnome ?


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Old 02-01-2005, 11:38 AM   #26
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or you could rename the origonal eject-renamed back to eject, and let the disk eject.

Would that be mv /bin/eject-renamed/eject /bin

Or ren /bin/eject-renamed/eject /bin

btw is this the info you needed from log

linux kernel: cdrom: open failed.

if so what how do I sort it?

btw Is this in root?

[QUOTE]Originally posted by qwijibow
[B]again.. this is an ugly hack......

Code:
echo "#!/bin/bash"  > eject
echo "echo ugly_hack_to_stop_cdrom_ejecting" >> eject
mv eject /bin/
chmod +x /bin/eject

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Old 02-01-2005, 11:45 AM   #27
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Sorry if I should pop in OT, but did you check yout /etc/crontab? Maybe there a little joker planted the ghost into your machine.

HTH,

Peter
 
Old 02-01-2005, 11:55 AM   #28
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yes.. thats as root.

yeah, cron could be doing it... are there any linux/unix savvy people hwo have access to your computer ?
 
Old 02-01-2005, 12:13 PM   #29
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yes.. thats as root.

yeah, cron could be doing it... are there any linux/unix savvy people hwo have access to your computer ?
No!!!!!!!!!!!!!

enterd the crack text in root and still getting the popups it's doing my head in now

yes.. thats as root.

so is that mv or ren ? totally wound up now dpent most of the day trying to sort this crappy little problem so P####d off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
  


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