[nflug] Question about a process accessing my cdrom

[Cyber Source]

2.4??!! Might be time for an upgrade there John. You being a Debian guy, 
you would probably love Ubuntu. Jesse could give you a heads up on that 
distro, he's been using it and he fell in love.

JJ Neff wrote:

>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:
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>>>/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:
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>>> 
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>>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
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>>>>>>>         
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>              
>>>>>>>
>>>>I
>>>>   
>>>>
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>>>>>    
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>         
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>              
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>am
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>
>>>>>>       
>>>>>>
>>>>>>            
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>not at machine at the time, so please let me know what specifically may
>>>>>>>    
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>         
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>              
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>help.
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>
>>>>>>       
>>>>>>
>>>>>>            
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>JJN
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>	
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