> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Matthew > Emmerton > Sent: Tuesday, 2 December 2003 10:32 AM > To: DG; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: ejecting a Zip disk using eject(1) > > > I tried that too. The eject command accepts just the > device name without > a > > prefix, and prepends "/dev/" as necessary. > > > > Specifically from man eject(1): > > > > SYNOPSIS > > eject [-fnv] device > > > It's probably the case that the actual Zip drive itself > doesn't have the > hardware to eject the disk automatically -- you have to push the eject > button on the front (like a floppy) -- at least with the Zip > drives I've > used. > > CD-ROMs, OTOH, can be ejected through software since the tray > is motorized. > > -- > Matt Emmerton
Not so. The Zip drive ejects quite happily under a different open source UNIX-like operating system, and a similar IDE Zip drive in a different PC ejects quite happily under Windows 98. Dave _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
