Interesting problem... every time I've installed Mdk8.x it's ejected the first CD and asked for the second. It worked fine for me two weeks ago when I installed Mkd8.2 (beta) - which rocks!
Jon ----- Original Message ----- From: "M. Mueller (bhu5nji)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 11:44 AM Subject: [TriLUG] CD drive workaround > just had a wierd problem with my CD drive eject button. > > -using a Compaq Presario 12XL500 with a built-in CD drive. > -using Mandrake 8.1. > -was RPM'ing in xpdf. > -had Mandrake 8.1 CD 1 in the drive. > -started Control Center > -selected System-Software Manager > -selected xpdf, then highlighted xpdf in the "Selected" window, then clicked > Install/Remove > -was prompted to install CD 2, the manual eject button did not work (tried > repeatedly); opened xterm at user level and entered "$eject /dev/cdrom3" > which opened the drawer" > -Process completed successfully; package loaded and tested successfully. > > I would expect the software manager to have opened the drive automatically. > I expected the eject button to work. > > Is this a problem with my machine? Is this something worth bringing to the > attention of Mandrake? > > Mike M. > _______________________________________________ > TriLUG mailing list > http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug
