On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 5:35 PM, Eric Shubert wrote: > That's what I tried. After I've inserted it and have the icon on my > desktop, I get: > > root@edwin:~# umount /dev/scd0 > umount: /dev/scd0: not mounted > root@edwin:~# > > Yet the icon is on my desktop, and when I double click it, Nautilus open > it. > > So what's controlling the device? > > It just occurred to me to do: > root@edwin:~# ps -ef | grep scd0 > root 6521 6477 0 Jun14 ? 00:01:00 hald-addon-storage: > polling /dev/scd0 (every 2 sec) > root 15023 14855 0 17:34 pts/5 00:00:00 grep scd0 > root@edwin:~# > > Any idea what hald-addon-storage is? That's the hardware abstraction layer device add on storage daemon. It's safe to kill, BTW. # kill -9 6521 remove device - enter device # dmesg # mount /dev/scd0 /mnt/CDROM (or whatever the directory is) # mount If you want to have it mount automagically, add it to /etc/fstab Start back the hald-add-on-storage from the /etc/init.d/ directory. > > > > Lisa Kachold wrote: > > Alternately run mount/umount after determining the device /dev/scd0 > > device idea and status via dmesg. > > > > So, you will umount it > > > > #umount /dev/scd0 > > or > > # umount /mnt/CDROM (or wherever she is mounted) > > > > then > > > > # mount /dev/scd0 /mnt/CDROM > > > > > > > > On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 3:47 PM, Eric Shubert > > wrote: > > > > I have a Ubuntu 8.04 host, running a Visduh guest using vmware player > > 2.5.1. It's working pretty well, but I don't really use Visduh much. > > > > I'm trying to use the Windoze media player to rip a CD, accessing the > > CDrom directly. The Vista VM is connected to the /dev/scd0 device, > but > > when I insert the CD, Ubuntu delightfully and magically puts the > Audio > > CD icon on my desktop, and launches the Sound Juicer. Ubuntu takes > > possession of the CD device, and Visduh waits for access. > > > > I can't seem to figure out how to get Ubuntu to release the device so > > that VMware/Visduh can access it. Once I eject the disc from Ubuntu, > > Visduh stops waiting for the device. When Ubuntu has access to the > CDrom > > device, there's no entry in /etc/mtab, so the device isn't mounted by > > conventional means. > > > > Can someone fill me in on where to look to find out what Ubuntu's > using > > to access the CDrom, and how I can get it to release (umount?) the > da*m > > thing without ejecting it? > > > > TIA. > > > > -- > > -Eric 'shubes' > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > > > > > -- > > (503)754-4452 > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:LisaKachold > > http://tinyurl.com/44zfgx http://www.obnosis.com/motivation/ > > > > > -- > -Eric 'shubes' > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- (503)754-4452 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:LisaKachold http://tinyurl.com/44zfgx http://www.obnosis.com/motivation/