uh.... then how to eject the CD in a hal-friendly way ?
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mharris ?
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I don't know anything about hal
If a process has a file open on any device, the device may not be ejected.
heh so why answer the previous question then
Because it has nothing to do with hal moron
It is a kernel thing
hey gimme a break
i know that if a process uses the device it can't be ejected
then you know the answer
i was asking : is it normal that hal is accessing the device on its own
no, you misread the question, that's all...
assumption being the mother of all f*ck*ps
it's by design of the kernel
not hal
read again
Mr_Smoke lsof showed that hal was the only process using the cdrom...
Mr_Smoke is this by design ?
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ie : is it normal that hal uses the cdrom... which is otherwise idle
You didn't state yourself clearly in the first place. "is this by design" doesn't refer to the design of anything specific
Implying "by design of anything". Yes, by design of the kernel. My answer.
right, which automatically granted you the right to belittle me
heh so why answer the previous question then
fine.
After you were rude.
doh.
i fail tu see the rudeness, but nevermind.
I answered the first question, because I knew the answer.
Without knowing anything about hal, or needing to. If it isn't what you were looking for:
1) Be more specific next time
2) Don't be an asshole to people trying to help you
look
when you answered
you had two options :
1) assuming that I was a moron and answering as such
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did somebody wake up on the wrong side of the bed today?
nah, he was justified in that
mr_smoke was being an asshole
not really, no