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I tried rmformat to check my CD RW drive connection but it does not show all devices if vold is running. Why is this happening?

April 26, 2017CD connection Devices drive rmformat running RW vold

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I tried rmformat to check my CD RW drive connection but it does not show all devices if vold is running. Why is this happening?

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Check if there is media in your device (for DVD RW or CD RW drives). vold will not show devices if there is no media so rmformat does not show them either (this was fixed in a kernel patch (118833-17 (SPARC) and 118855-19 (x86)).