Well, also try

lsof | egrep -i 'sr0|cdrom|dvd'




On Sun, Jul 27, 2014 at 3:07 PM, Ed Greshko <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 07/28/14 02:40, Michael Eager wrote:
> > I'm trying to use wodim to write or blank a cdrom.  When I execute
> >
> > $ sudo wodim dev=/dev/sr0 blank=all
> >
> > I get the following error:
> >
> > Error trying to open /dev/sr0 exclusively (Device or resource busy)...
> retrying
> >
> > The same thing happens when I use K3B.  It says it cannot get exclusive
> > control over the device.
> >
> > I can't find any process which is using /dev/sr0.  fuser returns nothing.
> >
> > Any idea how to find what is locking /dev/sr0, or how to allow wodim to
> > write to the CD?
> >
>
> I've not worked with optical disks in a long time....  But, what if you
> issue the same command without the "sudo"?
>
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