On Wed, 9 Dec 2009 19:35:58 +0100 lee <l...@yun.yagibdah.de> wrote: > Hi, > > how can I reset /dev/scd0 without rebooting? > > This device is an SATA blueray player I was using to write something > onto a DVD RW. When it turned out that writing would take a > ridiculously long time (5--6 hours), I aborted the process. Now the > drive seems the be in an unsable state. It takes ridiculously long to > even write a DVD R, and writing DVD Rs now always fails (I wasted two > already). > > Neiter hdparm -w nor wodim -reset or wodim -abort can be performed on > this device.
If your driver has been built as a module, you can try removing and reinserting it. Celejar -- foffl.sourceforge.net - Feeds OFFLine, an offline RSS/Atom aggregator mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org