Original question:
> Hello,
>
> Running a SPARC/1000 with Solaris 2.4 and
> encountered a where the automounter did
> not automount a CDROM when loaded.
> Now I can't unload the CDROM nor mount the
> CDROM to a mount point.
>
> I know I could reboot to fix the problem
> but was wondering what else could be done
> to eject the CDROM with a reboot.
>
> I've tried:
>
>
> 1) eject cdrom
> 2) eject /dev/c0t6
> 3) ps -e | grep auto
> kill -1 xxxx
> /usr/lib/autofs/automountd
> /usr/sbin/automount &
>
> Does anyone have any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Les Mayeda
> Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
> mayeda@csmc.edu
Thanks to all for the replies!
Taking a paperclip (straighten out)
and inserting into the CDROM eject hole
did the trick. The CDROM ejected nicely.
Thanks!
Many people replied regarding the automounting
problem.
Stopping and starting the volume manager
fixed the automounting problem.
Les Mayeda
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>From Alex:
# /etc/init.d/volmgt stop
# ps -eaf | grep vold
(If vold is still running, # kill -9 <pid for vold> )
# umount /cdrom/....
# eject cdrom
# /etc/init.d/volmgt start
I am not sure why this happens, but I am seeing it
quite a bit. The problem seems to be with vold or the system thinking some
file on the CD is still open. Killing vold and restarting clears this up.
I have found that I have less problems if I use the filemanager in
OpenWindows to eject the CD-ROMs.
- Alex
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