Using wodim - get error opening /dev/sr0

Michael Eager eager at eagercon.com
Sun Jul 27 18:40:41 UTC 2014


I'm trying to use wodim to write or blank a cdrom.  When I execute

$ sudo wodim dev=/dev/sr0 blank=all

I get the following error:

Error trying to open /dev/sr0 exclusively (Device or resource busy)... retrying

The same thing happens when I use K3B.  It says it cannot get exclusive
control over the device.

I can't find any process which is using /dev/sr0.  fuser returns nothing.

Any idea how to find what is locking /dev/sr0, or how to allow wodim to
write to the CD?

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Michael Eager	 eager at eagercon.com
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