Re: eject CD

[Eddy Petrisor <eddy.petrisor@gmail.com>]

atul shah wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I've recently installed Debian on a G4 Powerbook with
> a SuperDrive.  I have found that I can eject the CD
> using the command <eject> from the command line.
> But I am at a loss when, in the process of installing
> packages from a set of CDs, aptitude asks me to change
> the current CD.  There is no manual eject for this
> slot drive; and neither the eject/F12 nor the ctrl-E
> keystrokes will work.  How can I get the CD out?  Does
> aptitude have a hotkey for ejecting media?  Or is
> there a way to map the <eject> or <umount> commands to
> keystrokes that would remain available within
> aptitude?  I would really appreciate any answers
> and/or suggestions.
>  
pbbutonsd - configure it and it will work.

The section that interests you in /etc/pbbuttonsd.conf is:
# [MODULE CDROM]
dev_CDROM           = "/dev/cdrom"
EjectCDKey          = 161
EjectCDKeyDelay     = 1000

Of course, you are interested in EjectCDKey value. Although I find it 
weird, when using showkey the code of the key in question (on my PB) is 
0x6c on press and 0xec on release, while xev gives the value 161 :/ . I 
say weird because pbbuttons works in console mode, too; I don't know the 
inner workings of pbbuttonsd nor the keymap code in the kernel... maybe 
somebody can enlighten me/us and then I can work with diacritics in 
console mode,too :) .


hint - if you don't like to press Fn+F1 ... Fn+F7 to have the Fx 
functionality, change the line that contains KBDMode, to "KBDMode = 
fkeysfirst"


> Much thanks,
> Atul Shah     
>
>
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