[nflug] Question about a process accessing my cdrom

JJ Neff jjneff at yahoo.com
Wed Oct 19 19:31:18 EDT 2005


2.4.27-2-686 Yes Debian etch

Linux version 2.4.27-2-686 (horms at tabatha.lab.ultramonkey.org) (gcc version
3.3.6 (Debian 1:3.3.6-8)) #1 Tue Aug 16 16:31:22 JST 2005


--- Cyber Source <peter at thecybersource.com> wrote:

> What kernel are you using? And your using Debian right?
> 
> JJ Neff wrote:
> 
> >/dev/hdc        /media/cdrom0   iso9660 ro,user,noauto,users,exec  0       0
> >#/dev/hdc       /media/cdrom0   auto   
> >umask=0,user,codepage=850,iocharset=iso8859-1,users,noauto,ro,exec      0   
>   
> >0
> >/dev/hdd        /media/cdrom1   iso9660 ro,user,noauto,users,exec  0       0
> >#/dev/hdd       /media/cdrom1   auto   
> >umask=0,user,codepage=850,iocharset=iso8859-1,users,noauto,ro,exec      0   
>   
> >0
> >/dev/fd0        /media/floppy0  auto    rw,user,users,noauto,exec  0       0
> >
> >
> >
> >The commented lines are those that were in during setup - the non-comment
> are
> >those I put in myself.  Yes I have no-auto in there.  Please let me know if
> >anything looks crazy...
> >
> >JJN
> >--- Cyber Source <peter at thecybersource.com> wrote:
> >
> >  
> >
> >>That would make perfect sense if you don't have the noauto option.
> >>
> >>JJ Neff wrote:
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> >>>I will have to check that out tonight when I am back at PC, I did have to
> >>>reboot for an unrelated event this AM.  (Needed to boot into newest kernel
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>and
> >>    
> >>
> >>>update Nvidia kernel mods) Error stopped upon reboot -- one thing I
> noticed
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>was
> >>    
> >>
> >>>that the cdrom:open failed was on every console whether I logged in or
> not! 
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>>JJN
> >>>
> >>>--- Cyber Source <peter at thecybersource.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> 
> >>>
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>>>just an offshoot but do you have the "noauto" option in your fstab?
> >>>>
> >>>>JJ Neff wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>   
> >>>>
> >>>>        
> >>>>
> >>>>>I know I asked this before but I can't seem to find any of my previosu
> >>>>>postings.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>My dvdburner is /dev/hdc and it seems that when I use it (not sure if
> >>>>>          
> >>>>>
> >>using
> >>    
> >>
> >>>>>     
> >>>>>
> >>>>>          
> >>>>>
> >>>>it
> >>>>   
> >>>>
> >>>>        
> >>>>
> >>>>>to burn or mounting it to read data is the culprit) it decided to keep
> >>>>>     
> >>>>>
> >>>>>          
> >>>>>
> >>>>getting
> >>>>   
> >>>>
> >>>>        
> >>>>
> >>>>>accessed.  The drive works in all ways in my apps, but when I open it or
> >>>>>     
> >>>>>
> >>>>>          
> >>>>>
> >>>>type
> >>>>   
> >>>>
> >>>>        
> >>>>
> >>>>>"eject cdrom" the tray opens and immediately slides closed.  I have to
> be
> >>>>>     
> >>>>>
> >>>>>          
> >>>>>
> >>>>quick
> >>>>   
> >>>>
> >>>>        
> >>>>
> >>>>>popping in those DVD's!
> >>>>>
> >>>>>In dmesg I have a continuous stream of "cdrom:open failed" messages.  An
> >>>>>     
> >>>>>
> >>>>>          
> >>>>>
> >>>>fuser
> >>>>   
> >>>>
> >>>>        
> >>>>
> >>>>>/dev/hdc, fuser /media/cdrom, fuser /dev/cdrom etc shows nothing.  
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Some ideas on how to find what is trying to open or close the cdrom
> would
> >>>>>          
> >>>>>
> >>be
> >>    
> >>
> >>>>>helpful.  I disabled automount from the Gnome control panel and am using
> >>>>>     
> >>>>>
> >>>>>          
> >>>>>
> >>>>Debian
> >>>>   
> >>>>
> >>>>        
> >>>>
> >>>>>testing 2.6.X kernel (with udev).
> >>>>>
> >>>>>I had this before and I believe only restarting was my option then.  I'm
> >>>>>     
> >>>>>
> >>>>>          
> >>>>>
> >>>>hoping
> >>>>   
> >>>>
> >>>>        
> >>>>
> >>>>>to find a better way?  I'm assuming someone will ask what is in ps -ef
> but
> >>>>>          
> >>>>>
> >>I
> >>    
> >>
> >>>>>     
> >>>>>
> >>>>>          
> >>>>>
> >>>>am
> >>>>   
> >>>>
> >>>>        
> >>>>
> >>>>>not at machine at the time, so please let me know what specifically may
> >>>>>     
> >>>>>
> >>>>>          
> >>>>>
> >>>>help.
> >>>>   
> >>>>
> >>>>        
> >>>>
> >>>>>JJN
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>	
> >>>>>		
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