Re: How do I kill a process that is locked to a resource

Dirk Moerenhout (dmoerenh@door.hookon.be)
Sun, 22 Dec 1996 17:22:11 +0100 (MET)

Concerning ZIP.
I use a 2.0.27 kernel and the included ppa and such. My ZIP does not open
when i press the button and it's still mounted. The button works like a
button on most CD-ROM-drives. Software can lock. I guess what my ZIP does
is how it's supposed to be while using ZIP?

Dirk

On Sun, 22 Dec 1996, Nathan Bryant wrote:
>
> On Sat, 21 Dec 1996, William Burrow wrote:
>
> > > This should not happen! In the case of the Zip drive, the driver should
> > > implement a timeout after which it returns an error to the process.
> >
> > Hmm, a good idea, but what if the disk was somehow changed (I don't have
> > a Zip, so I have no idea if this is possible -- I assume the disk eject
> > button is electronic rather than mechanical, but know nothing beyond this).
>
> The button is electronic, but I don't know whether there is a method to
> lock the disk in the drive through software.