Comments on: Eject or Unmount a disk through the Terminal http://newsourcemedia.com/blog/eject-or-unmount-a-disk-through-the-terminal/ Focused on Interactive Design, Development and Marketing Wed, 23 May 2012 11:06:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jared http://newsourcemedia.com/blog/eject-or-unmount-a-disk-through-the-terminal/comment-page-1/#comment-914 jared Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:04:58 +0000 http://newsourcemedia.com/blog/1969/12/31/eject-or-unmount-a-disk-through-the-terminal/#comment-914 worked great for me to unmount a stubborn fuse drive. thanks! worked great for me to unmount a stubborn fuse drive. thanks!

]]> By: Eric http://newsourcemedia.com/blog/eject-or-unmount-a-disk-through-the-terminal/comment-page-1/#comment-678 Eric Fri, 12 Aug 2011 23:37:48 +0000 http://newsourcemedia.com/blog/1969/12/31/eject-or-unmount-a-disk-through-the-terminal/#comment-678 Select startup from network connection, after startup, eject dvd/cd Select startup from network connection, after startup, eject dvd/cd

]]> By: HELP ME http://newsourcemedia.com/blog/eject-or-unmount-a-disk-through-the-terminal/comment-page-1/#comment-640 HELP ME Fri, 13 May 2011 01:33:39 +0000 http://newsourcemedia.com/blog/1969/12/31/eject-or-unmount-a-disk-through-the-terminal/#comment-640 PLEASE! HELP! my disk has been stuck in my macbook for almost a year! i've tried EVERYTHING! i've tried at least 15 different solutions to stuck disks but none of them work. please, i really need to get this disk out my computer. PLEASE! HELP! my disk has been stuck in my macbook for almost a year! i’ve tried EVERYTHING! i’ve tried at least 15 different solutions to stuck disks but none of them work. please, i really need to get this disk out my computer.

]]> By: Skate http://newsourcemedia.com/blog/eject-or-unmount-a-disk-through-the-terminal/comment-page-1/#comment-490 Skate Tue, 06 Jul 2010 16:27:42 +0000 http://newsourcemedia.com/blog/1969/12/31/eject-or-unmount-a-disk-through-the-terminal/#comment-490 Hey! Great instructions, only I am having a problem with Terminal. I type what you say, and it does...nothing. It's like a word document, you type and nothing happens, you just keep typing. Is this a problem? Hey! Great instructions, only I am having a problem with Terminal. I type what you say, and it does…nothing. It’s like a word document, you type and nothing happens, you just keep typing. Is this a problem?

]]> By: jojo http://newsourcemedia.com/blog/eject-or-unmount-a-disk-through-the-terminal/comment-page-1/#comment-406 jojo Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:23:10 +0000 http://newsourcemedia.com/blog/1969/12/31/eject-or-unmount-a-disk-through-the-terminal/#comment-406 Works well, except in 10.5, the command is switched to "hdiutil detech" : ) Works well, except in 10.5, the command is switched to “hdiutil detech”

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]]> By: Andrina http://newsourcemedia.com/blog/eject-or-unmount-a-disk-through-the-terminal/comment-page-1/#comment-113 Andrina Mon, 16 Jan 2006 20:49:19 +0000 http://newsourcemedia.com/blog/1969/12/31/eject-or-unmount-a-disk-through-the-terminal/#comment-113 These quick lil commands also do the trick.... drutil tray open drutil tray close These quick lil commands also do the trick….

drutil tray open

drutil tray close

]]> By: Alex http://newsourcemedia.com/blog/eject-or-unmount-a-disk-through-the-terminal/comment-page-1/#comment-114 Alex Mon, 16 Jan 2006 20:49:19 +0000 http://newsourcemedia.com/blog/1969/12/31/eject-or-unmount-a-disk-through-the-terminal/#comment-114 Or use "drutil eject" to open tray on the Mac G5. Or use “drutil eject” to open tray on the Mac G5.

]]> By: matt http://newsourcemedia.com/blog/eject-or-unmount-a-disk-through-the-terminal/comment-page-1/#comment-103 matt Sat, 19 Mar 2005 20:49:19 +0000 http://newsourcemedia.com/blog/1969/12/31/eject-or-unmount-a-disk-through-the-terminal/#comment-103 My problem was not that the CD was busy, but that it was no longer recognized. No CD icon on my desktop, no CD icon in the Finder, the Eject command under "file" was inaccessible. A simple terminal command to eject a CD that doesn't require as many steps, if this fails, try the above post: drutil tray eject My problem was not that the CD was busy, but that it was no longer recognized. No CD icon on my desktop, no CD icon in the Finder, the Eject command under “file” was inaccessible. A simple terminal command to eject a CD that doesn’t require as many steps, if this fails, try the above post:

drutil tray eject

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