In addition to the below, a mechanical solution may be required. As the disk is being ejected, the label is probably getting caught up in the drive... Grab a pair of tweazers and give it a tug as the motors are trying to spit out the disk. It will probably damage the media some, but you will be able to remove the disk:). On 8-Jul-09, at 1:36 AM, Barry Hadder wrote:
> > Alex, > > Try force quit and relaunch finder. > > Or, try ejecting the cd as the computer is booting. > > > If that doesn't work, open terminal and type lsof -n|grep /Volumes/ > volumename. After the grep you could also just copy the ikon of the > drive in question from the desktop and paste it into the terminal > window. This will tell you what if any programms are using the disk. > > Or try this: in terminal type hdiutil eject -force /Volumes/ > volumename > > And if that doesn't work: reboot into command mode. I can't remember > off hand how to do that but I think emediately after the start sound > press command-option-o-f but I would look that up if I were you. Then > type eject cd ret reboot-mac ret. > > And if that doesn't work: <throwing up hands> > > On Jul 7, 2009, at 11:52 PM, Michael Babcock wrote: > >> >> very sorry, i thought the subject was "macbook pro prices"... sorry >> again. >> mike >> >> On Jul 7, 2009, at 8:44 PM, Michael Babcock wrote: >> >>> >>> um, right, what are you asking? Just curious are you looking for >>> pricing information for the new macbook pro's? >>> On Jul 7, 2009, at 8:10 PM, Alex Jurgensen wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> My Girlfriend's Macbook Pro was chugging along nicely until today. >>>> We >>>> put in a Library disk with one of those raised Barcode labels on it >>>> and now the disk won't come out. The MBP tries to eject it, it gets >>>> stuck, and goes back in. Note: It doesn't come far enough out that >>>> we >>>> can catch it before it goes back in. >>>> >>>> As her boyfriend, I have my hands tied at the moment seeing as >>>> how I >>>> can't get a tech support agent from our support centre out here >>>> until >>>> Saturday, and this is a critical problem as her Mac won't boot. >>>> >>>> I should add, we are both legally blind VO users. >>>> >>>> Thanks in advace and I appreciate any help. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Alex, >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>> >>> Michael Babcock >>> GW Hosting, Your Dedicated Home On The Web >>> Phone: +1-888-272-3555, ext 54121 >>> email: michael.babc...@gwhosting.net >>> administrative e-mail: ad...@gwhosting.net >>> url: http://gwhosting.net >>> >>> >>>> >> >> Michael Babcock >> GW Hosting, Your Dedicated Home On The Web >> Phone: +1-888-272-3555, ext 54121 >> email: michael.babc...@gwhosting.net >> administrative e-mail: ad...@gwhosting.net >> url: http://gwhosting.net >> >> >>> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
