Re: Anybody's PB's crashing when removing CD/DVD drive?

[Zoltan Batiz]

On Jul 18, 2004, at 1:19 PM, Mikael Byström wrote:
Zoltan, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
if there was a CD or DVD in the drive, I would'a
figured that one out.  Sheese
You didn't state that "there obviously isn't a disc in there" so
obviously we must assume you may not know there can't be a disc in 
there,
especially as you get a crash rather than a dialog informing you of 
that.

As most of us don't know you, state the full circumstances including 
the
bloody obvious and remember even experts sometimes forget the simplest
solutions.

Also, you said "any help" ... :)
Here's another spin. What if the underlying OS "thinks" there's a disc
still in there?
Have you checked the system log? If so, why didn't you give us that 
info
or lack thereof?


The original thread stated all the "obvious".  If nobody knows yet as 
to what is causing this problem, then just say so.  There's no need to 
waste server space in this list to criticize each other.  My problem 
happens EVERY time I remove the CD/DVD drive, with or without a disc. . 
.as I stated in the original thread.  I also stated that I'm aware that 
there can't be a disk in the drive. . .but if there is, all you should 
be prompted with is a warning window that says the item was not ejected 
properly, etc.  The computer is not supposed to crash.  What does a 
crash in OS X look like?  The entire screen goes black, and there's a 
window in the middle saying rather demanding, "YOU MUST RESTART YOUR 
COMPUTER, PLEASE HOLD DOWN POWER BUTTON FOR A FEW MINUTES".  This 
message is listed in the window several times. . .in different 
languages.

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