vcd does not comes out after pressing eject button from xine :(

[icedtea]

guys just wnna ask... i have already pressed the eject button in xine's gui BUT still the light on my cdrom goes on... i had been waiting for several minutes but still the vcd does not still comes out... any help???

[AlexK]

try unmounting it from command line, i.e:

umount -f /path_to_cdrom

you even may have to do the command as root

[Weedman]

try unmounting it from command line, i.e:

umount -f /path_to_cdrom

you even may have to do the command as root

most likely you will.

btw, what does the -f parameter do to umount? unless, it is force. (my guess)

[icedtea]

guys just a question.. isn't that if a vcd or audio cd is inserted ... it does not need to be mounted? hmm why i should unmount a vcd? (without mounting it? ) please help.. m a bit confused..

[icedtea]

sir the cd is not mounted coz its a vcd. .. isnt that vcd's and audio cd does not need to be mounted? ??

iv tried it... nothing happend.. still the light goes on. ..

[antidrugue]

Have you tried...

eject -r

[AlexK]

btw, what does the -f parameter do to umount? unless, it is force. (my guess)

Yes, the -f option is indeed force.

icedtea, it has been a long time since I have played any vcd, but I do distinctly remember having it mounted. Also the eject -r option suggested by antidrugue should work.

[icedtea]

sir coz i read it xine's website also that the vcd to be used Need NOT to be mounted. .. m not mounting my vcd...i just insert it.. i only mount cd that is compose of data.. or backups..

[Weedman]

if all of that is true, then your cd drive i stuffed.
give it a reboot first to see if it will come out.

if not, use a pin to push into the small hole that is on the front of your cd drive.

that should eject it. but i do doubt that your cd drive would just go kaput just like that.

[icedtea]

the message i saw during reboot ( coz i cnt do anything but to restart) is

hdd error.. seektime error - something like this