On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 08:00:10PM +0100, Flavio wrote:
> So, here's what I was trying to do: binding the /dev/cdrom with the
> /dev/ubd2 virtual device, passing the ubd2=/dev/cdrom in the command
> line kernel option (no cd-rom inserted up to here).
> Once UML has finished to boot I do 'eject /dev/ubd2' to cause the
> cd-rom reader opening.
> I get the following message:
> ~# eject /dev/ubd2
> eject: unable to open `/dev/ubd2'

Can you strace eject to see exactly what's happening?

> If that is impossible I can understand security reasons.

This should work (modulo eject needing an ioctl passed down to the
host device).  If it doesn't, it's a bug.

                     Jeff

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