Ok I have a problem here. I have a 14" iBook here and I was just playing myst 3. Anyways When i'm done I go to eject the DVD. The computer brings to work whir and etc. Now the desktop has no indication that there is a DVD in the drive but in the HD it shows as there but cannot find it. It should have ejected but right now its sitting right below the keyboard. What can I do?
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Restart, and after the startup sound hold down your mouse button (if you've got an external mouse attached) or the trackpad button. This should force the disc to eject. (Slot loading drives don't have a manual release, so the paperclip method doesn't work.)
you can also try to start your iBook up into Open Firmware and type eject.
Hold down "Cmd+Option+O+F"
type at the prompt "eject" hit enter
type "mac-boot"
If none of these suggestions work. I guess you have to take a trip to the apple store or service tech. to get your iBook looked at.
Hold down "Cmd+Option+O+F"
type at the prompt "eject" hit enter
type "mac-boot"
If none of these suggestions work. I guess you have to take a trip to the apple store or service tech. to get your iBook looked at.
Same thing happened on my pbook.. and the pbooks don't have the emergency eject button like the titanium ones used to!
You can also try issuing an eject command with diskutil from the command line.
diskutil eject [device] where device is the /dev/disk* path to the device you want to eject.
You can find the device path to the CD/DVD by using diskutil list.
diskutil eject [device] where device is the /dev/disk* path to the device you want to eject.
You can find the device path to the CD/DVD by using diskutil list.
It's never worked for me? I wonder what I'm doing wrong? Oh well command+option+O+F has always workedp0intblank said:That holding down the mouse technique is neat. I've learned something new today.
If the disk is really stuck, you may have to try a couple of times in a row. It's happened to me too, and if it doesn't come out the first time, it always comes out the second time.neocell said:
If all else fails, call AppleCare.
With my iMac G5, I used all the helpful advice I was given here on MR, but that CD just wouldn't budge... sure enough, I had a DOA machine. Or rather, a faulty optical drive. Hope it gets sorted soon enough.
:edit: I'm such a doofus, duh. I missed the OP's post in #5 saying all is well.
With my iMac G5, I used all the helpful advice I was given here on MR, but that CD just wouldn't budge... sure enough, I had a DOA machine. Or rather, a faulty optical drive.
Hope it gets sorted soon enough.:edit: I'm such a doofus, duh. I missed the OP's post in #5 saying all is well.
This happened to me all the time on my old iMac, drove me crazy. I do miss the paperclip method, always worked without fail. But, as others have said, the mouse button trick is a godsend.
CD Stuck in Computer
I have a ibook G4 and have an Audio cd stuck inside. I tried rebooting doesnt work. When I tried getting to Firmwire and typing "eject" it says cant locate eject . what do I do, are there any other commands?.
Am I doing something wrong? Machine works perfectly otherwise. Pls advise
I have a ibook G4 and have an Audio cd stuck inside. I tried rebooting doesnt work. When I tried getting to Firmwire and typing "eject" it says cant locate eject . what do I do, are there any other commands?.
Am I doing something wrong? Machine works perfectly otherwise. Pls advise
