Ejecting a disk from Terminal?

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4 total messages Started by David K. Drum Fri, 20 Nov 1992 16:58

#3955

Author: David K. Drum
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 16:58

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Hi all,
 
I RTFM'd and found out how to format from Terminal, but not eject.  Help?
 
Regards,
 
David uc512052@mizzou1.missouri.edu  no NeXT mail please

Re: Ejecting a disk from Terminal?

#3981

Author: Heiko W.Rupp
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 11:13

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UC512052@mizzou1.missouri.edu (David K. Drum) writes:

>I RTFM'd and found out how to format from Terminal, but not eject.  Help?

As root do 'disk -e /dev/rfd0a'  
Read the manual page for disk !
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Re: Ejecting a disk from Terminal?

#3989

Author: Adam E. Schwartz
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 03:20

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UC512052@mizzou1.missouri.edu (David K. Drum) writes:

>Hi all,
> 
>I RTFM'd and found out how to format from Terminal, but not eject.  Help?
> 
>Regards,
> 
>David uc512052@mizzou1.missouri.edu  no NeXT mail please

Here's my ejectdisk alias: /usr/etc/disk -e /dev/rfd0a

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Re: Ejecting a disk from Terminal?

#4027

Author: Lars Peter Fischer
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 21:37

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>>>>> "Heiko" == Heiko W.Rupp (hwr@pilhuhn.ka.sub.org)

Heiko> As root do 'disk -e /dev/rfd0a'  
Heiko> Read the manual page for disk !

Or install mtools -- it comes with an "eject" program. You'll need
mtools anyway, unless you really *enjoy* waiting for your floppy
driver to get something done.

Oh, and you can get rid of the "root" business by setting a more
sensible mode on /dev/rfd0a.

/Lars
--
Lars Fischer, fischer@iesd.auc.dk | It takes an uncommon mind to think of
CS Dept., Aalborg Univ., DENMARK. | these things.  -- Calvin

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