diff --git a/tdeioslave/media/mediamanager/mediamanager.cpp b/tdeioslave/media/mediamanager/mediamanager.cpp
index 9b0ca7ceb..c3cd62524 100644
--- a/tdeioslave/media/mediamanager/mediamanager.cpp
+++ b/tdeioslave/media/mediamanager/mediamanager.cpp
@@ -189,103 +189,103 @@ TQStringList MediaManager::properties(const TQString &name)
 TQStringList MediaManager::mountoptions(const TQString &name)
 {
 #ifdef COMPILE_TDEHARDWAREBACKEND
-	if (!m_tdebackend)
-		return TQStringList();
-	return m_tdebackend->mountoptions(name);
-#else
-	return TQStringList();
+	if (m_tdebackend)
+	{
+		return m_tdebackend->mountoptions(name);
+	}
 #endif
+	return TQStringList();
 }
 
 bool MediaManager::setMountoptions(const TQString &name, const TQStringList &options)
 {
 #ifdef COMPILE_TDEHARDWAREBACKEND
-	if (!m_tdebackend)
-		return false;
-	return m_tdebackend->setMountoptions(name, options);
-#else
-	return false;
+	if (m_tdebackend)
+	{
+		return m_tdebackend->setMountoptions(name, options);
+	}
 #endif
+	return false;
 }
 
 TQStringVariantMap MediaManager::mount(const TQString &uid)
 {
-	TQStringVariantMap result;
 #ifdef COMPILE_TDEHARDWAREBACKEND
-	if (!m_tdebackend) {
-		result["errStr"] = i18n("Feature only available with the TDE hardware backend");
-		result["result"] = false;
-		return result;
+	if (m_tdebackend)
+	{
+		return m_tdebackend->mount(uid);
 	}
-	return m_tdebackend->mount(uid);
 #else
-	if (!m_fstabbackend) {
-		result["errStr"] = i18n("Feature only available with the TDE hardware backend");
-		result["result"] = false;
-		return result;
+	if (m_fstabbackend)
+	{
+		return m_fstabbackend->mount(uid);
 	}
-	return m_fstabbackend->mount(uid);
 #endif
+	TQStringVariantMap result;
+	result["errStr"] = i18n("Feature only available with the TDE or fstab hardware backend");
+	result["result"] = false;
+	return result;
 }
 
 TQStringVariantMap MediaManager::unmount(const TQString &uid)
 {
-	TQStringVariantMap result;
 #ifdef COMPILE_TDEHARDWAREBACKEND
-	if (!m_tdebackend) {
-		result["errStr"] = i18n("Feature only available with the TDE hardware backend");
-		result["result"] = false;
-		return result;
+	if (m_tdebackend)
+	{
+		return m_tdebackend->unmount(uid);
 	}
-	return m_tdebackend->unmount(uid);
 #else
-	if (!m_fstabbackend) {
-		result["errStr"] = i18n("Feature only available with the TDE hardware backend");
-		result["result"] = false;
-		return result;
+	if (m_fstabbackend)
+	{
+		return m_fstabbackend->unmount(uid);
 	}
-	return m_fstabbackend->unmount(uid);
 #endif
+	TQStringVariantMap result;
+	result["errStr"] = i18n("Feature only available with the TDE or fstab hardware backend");
+	result["result"] = false;
+	return result;
 }
 
 TQStringVariantMap MediaManager::unlock(const TQString &uid, const TQString &password)
 {
-	TQStringVariantMap result;
 #ifdef COMPILE_TDEHARDWAREBACKEND
-	if (!m_tdebackend) {
-		result["errStr"] = i18n("Feature only available with the TDE hardware backend");
-		result["result"] = false;
-		return result;
+	if (m_tdebackend)
+	{
+		return m_tdebackend->unlock(uid, password);
 	}
-	return m_tdebackend->unlock(uid, password);
-#else
-//	if (!m_fstabbackend) {
-		result["errStr"] = i18n("Feature only available with the TDE hardware backend");
-		result["result"] = false;
-		return result;
-//	}
-//	return m_fstabbackend->unlock(uid, password);
 #endif
+	TQStringVariantMap result;
+	result["errStr"] = i18n("Feature only available with the TDE hardware backend");
+	result["result"] = false;
+	return result;
 }
 
 TQStringVariantMap MediaManager::lock(const TQString &uid)
 {
+#ifdef COMPILE_TDEHARDWAREBACKEND
+	if (m_tdebackend)
+	{
+		return m_tdebackend->lock(uid);
+	}
+#endif
 	TQStringVariantMap result;
+	result["errStr"] = i18n("Feature only available with the TDE hardware backend");
+	result["result"] = false;
+	return result;
+}
+
+TQStringVariantMap MediaManager::eject(const TQString &uid)
+{
 #ifdef COMPILE_TDEHARDWAREBACKEND
-	if (!m_tdebackend) {
-		result["errStr"] = i18n("Feature only available with the TDE hardware backend");
-		result["result"] = false;
-		return result;
+	if (m_tdebackend)
+	{
+		return m_tdebackend->eject(uid);
 	}
-	return m_tdebackend->lock(uid);
-#else
-//	if (!m_fstabbackend) {
-		result["errStr"] = i18n("Feature only available with the TDE hardware backend");
-		result["result"] = false;
-		return result;
-//	}
-//	return m_fstabbackend->lock(uid);
 #endif
+	TQStringVariantMap result;
+	result["errStr"] = i18n("Feature only available with the TDE hardware backend");
+	result["result"] = false;
+	return result;
 }
 
 TQStringVariantMap MediaManager::mountByNode(const TQString &deviceNode)
@@ -336,6 +336,18 @@ TQStringVariantMap MediaManager::lockByNode(const TQString &deviceNode)
 	return lock(medium->id());
 }
 
+TQStringVariantMap MediaManager::ejectByNode(const TQString &deviceNode)
+{
+	const Medium *medium = m_mediaList.findByNode(deviceNode);
+	if (!medium) {
+		TQStringVariantMap result;
+		result["errStr"] = i18n("No such medium: %1").arg(deviceNode);
+		result["result"] = false;
+		return result;
+	}
+	return eject(medium->id());
+}
+
 TQString MediaManager::mimeType(const TQString &name)
 {
     const Medium *m = getMediumByName(name);
diff --git a/tdeioslave/media/mediamanager/mediamanager.h b/tdeioslave/media/mediamanager/mediamanager.h
index 08810464c..7d5e6dc24 100644
--- a/tdeioslave/media/mediamanager/mediamanager.h
+++ b/tdeioslave/media/mediamanager/mediamanager.h
@@ -52,11 +52,13 @@ k_dcop:
 	TQStringVariantMap unmount(const TQString &uid);
 	TQStringVariantMap unlock(const TQString &uid, const TQString &password);
 	TQStringVariantMap lock(const TQString &uid);
+	TQStringVariantMap eject(const TQString &uid);
 
 	TQStringVariantMap mountByNode(const TQString &deviceNode);
 	TQStringVariantMap unmountByNode(const TQString &deviceNode);
 	TQStringVariantMap unlockByNode(const TQString &deviceNode, const TQString &password);
 	TQStringVariantMap lockByNode(const TQString &deviceNode);
+	TQStringVariantMap ejectByNode(const TQString &deviceNode);
 
 	TQString mimeType(const TQString &name);
 	TQString nameForLabel(const TQString &label);
diff --git a/tdeioslave/media/mediamanager/tdehardwarebackend.cpp b/tdeioslave/media/mediamanager/tdehardwarebackend.cpp
index 1da7634d0..ba99b8c0c 100644
--- a/tdeioslave/media/mediamanager/tdehardwarebackend.cpp
+++ b/tdeioslave/media/mediamanager/tdehardwarebackend.cpp
@@ -1474,7 +1474,6 @@ TQStringVariantMap TDEBackend::unlock(const TQString &id, const TQString &passwo
 	}
 
 	ResetProperties(sdevice, false, true);
-	result["result"] = unlockResult["unlockedDevice"];
 	result["result"] = true;
 	return result;
 }
@@ -1526,6 +1525,47 @@ TQStringVariantMap TDEBackend::lock(const TQString &id)
 	return result;
 }
 
+TQStringVariantMap TDEBackend::eject(const TQString &id)
+{
+	kdDebug(1219) << "TDEBackend::eject for id " << id << endl;
+
+	TQStringVariantMap result;
+
+	const Medium *medium = m_mediaList.findById(id);
+	if (!medium)
+	{
+		result["errStr"] = i18n("No such medium: %1").arg(id);
+		result["result"] = false;
+		return result;
+	}
+
+	TDEHardwareDevices *hwdevices = TDEGlobal::hardwareDevices();
+	TDEStorageDevice *sdevice = hwdevices->findDiskByUID(medium->id());
+	if (!sdevice)
+	{
+		result["errStr"] = i18n("Internal error. Couldn't find medium id %1.").arg(medium->id());
+		result["result"] = false;
+		return result;
+	}
+
+	TQStringVariantMap ejectResult = sdevice->ejectDrive();
+	if (ejectResult["result"].toBool() == false)
+	{
+		TQString qerror = i18n("<b>Unable to eject the device.</b>");
+		TQString errStr = ejectResult.contains("errStr") ? ejectResult["errStr"].toString() : TQString::null;
+		if (!errStr.isEmpty())
+		{
+			qerror.append(i18n("<p>Technical details:<br>").append(errStr));
+			result["errStr"] = qerror;
+			result["result"] = false;
+			return result;
+		}
+	}
+
+	result["result"] = true;
+	return result;
+}
+
 void TDEBackend::slotResult(TDEIO::Job *job)
 {
 	TDEHardwareDevices *hwdevices = TDEGlobal::hardwareDevices();
diff --git a/tdeioslave/media/mediamanager/tdehardwarebackend.h b/tdeioslave/media/mediamanager/tdehardwarebackend.h
index 449d6369d..ab7eeea97 100644
--- a/tdeioslave/media/mediamanager/tdehardwarebackend.h
+++ b/tdeioslave/media/mediamanager/tdehardwarebackend.h
@@ -68,11 +68,12 @@ public:
 
 	bool setMountoptions(const TQString &id, const TQStringList &options);
 
-	TQStringVariantMap mount(const TQString &id);
 	TQStringVariantMap mount(const Medium *medium);
+	TQStringVariantMap mount(const TQString &id);
 	TQStringVariantMap unmount(const TQString &id);
 	TQStringVariantMap unlock(const TQString &id, const TQString &password);
 	TQStringVariantMap lock(const TQString &id);
+	TQStringVariantMap eject(const TQString &uid);
 
 private:
 	/**
diff --git a/tdeioslave/media/mounthelper/tdeio_media_mounthelper.cpp b/tdeioslave/media/mounthelper/tdeio_media_mounthelper.cpp
index ef3f10e8e..bbfbaa6b2 100644
--- a/tdeioslave/media/mounthelper/tdeio_media_mounthelper.cpp
+++ b/tdeioslave/media/mounthelper/tdeio_media_mounthelper.cpp
@@ -57,20 +57,6 @@ const Medium MountHelper::findMedium(const TQString &device)
 
 void MountHelper::mount(const Medium &medium)
 {
-	if (medium.id().isEmpty()) {
-		m_errorStr = i18n("Try to mount an unknown medium.");
-		errorAndExit();
-	}
-	TQString device = medium.deviceNode();
-	if (!medium.isMountable()) {
-		m_errorStr = i18n("%1 is not a mountable media.").arg(device);
-		errorAndExit();
-	}
-	else if (medium.isMounted()) {
-		m_errorStr = i18n("%1 is already mounted to %2.").arg(device).arg(medium.mountPoint());
-		errorAndExit();
-	}
-
 	DCOPReply reply = m_mediamanager.call("mount", medium.id());
 	TQStringVariantMap mountResult;
 	if (reply.isValid()) {
@@ -84,20 +70,6 @@ void MountHelper::mount(const Medium &medium)
 
 void MountHelper::unmount(const Medium &medium)
 {
-	if (medium.id().isEmpty()) {
-		m_errorStr = i18n("Try to unmount an unknown medium.");
-		errorAndExit();
-	}
-	TQString device = medium.deviceNode();
-	if (!medium.isMountable()) {
-		m_errorStr = i18n("%1 is not a mountable media.").arg(device);
-		errorAndExit();
-	}
-	else if (!medium.isMounted()) {
-		m_errorStr = i18n("%1 is already unmounted.").arg(device);
-		errorAndExit();
-	}
-
 	DCOPReply reply = m_mediamanager.call("unmount", medium.id());
 	TQStringVariantMap unmountResult;
 	if (reply.isValid()) {
@@ -112,19 +84,9 @@ void MountHelper::unmount(const Medium &medium)
 
 void MountHelper::unlock(const Medium &medium)
 {
-	if (medium.id().isEmpty()) {
-		m_errorStr = i18n("Try to unlock an unknown medium.");
-		errorAndExit();
-	}
 	TQString device = medium.deviceNode();
-	if (!medium.isEncrypted())
-	{
-		m_errorStr = i18n("%1 is not an encrypted media.").arg(device);
-		errorAndExit();
-	}
-	if (!medium.needUnlocking())
-	{
-		m_errorStr = i18n("%1 is already unlocked.").arg(device);
+	if (device.isEmpty()) {
+		m_errorStr = i18n("Try to unlock an unknown medium.");
 		errorAndExit();
 	}
 
@@ -175,32 +137,29 @@ void MountHelper::lock(const Medium &medium)
 	}
 }
 
-void MountHelper::eject(const TQString &device, bool quiet)
+void MountHelper::eject(const Medium &medium)
 {
 #ifdef WITH_TDEHWLIB
-	// Try TDE HW library eject first...
-	TDEHardwareDevices *hwdevices = TDEGlobal::hardwareDevices();
-	TDEGenericDevice *hwdevice = hwdevices->findByDeviceNode(device);
-	if (hwdevice->type() == TDEGenericDeviceType::Disk)
+	DCOPReply reply = m_mediamanager.call("eject", medium.id());
+	TQStringVariantMap ejectResult;
+	if (reply.isValid()) {
+		reply.get(ejectResult);
+	}
+	if (!ejectResult.contains("result") || !ejectResult["result"].toBool()) {
+		m_errorStr = ejectResult.contains("errStr") ? ejectResult["errStr"].toString() : i18n("Unknown eject error.");
+		kdDebug() << "medium eject " << m_errorStr << endl;
+		errorAndExit();
+	}
+	else
 	{
-		TDEStorageDevice *sdevice = static_cast<TDEStorageDevice*>(hwdevice);
-		TQStringVariantMap ejectResult = sdevice->ejectDrive();
-		if (ejectResult["result"].toBool() == true)
-		{
-			// Success!
-			::exit(0);
-		}
+		::exit(0); // Success!
 	}
 #endif
 
 	// Otherwise fall back to tdeeject
 	TDEProcess *proc = new TDEProcess(TQT_TQOBJECT(this));
 	*proc << "tdeeject";
-	if (quiet)
-	{
-		*proc << "-q";
-	}
-	*proc << device;
+	*proc << medium.deviceNode();
 	connect(proc, TQT_SIGNAL(processExited(TDEProcess*)),	this, TQT_SLOT(ejectFinished(TDEProcess*)));
 	proc->start();
 }
@@ -356,13 +315,13 @@ MountHelper::MountHelper() : TDEApplication(), m_mediamanager("kded", "mediamana
 	}
 	else if (args->isSet("e"))
 	{
-		eject(device, true);
+		eject(medium);
 		::exit(0);
 	}
 	else if (args->isSet("s"))
 	{
 		safeRemoval(medium);
-		eject(device, true);
+		eject(medium);
 		::exit(0);
 	}
 	else if (args->isSet("f"))
diff --git a/tdeioslave/media/mounthelper/tdeio_media_mounthelper.h b/tdeioslave/media/mounthelper/tdeio_media_mounthelper.h
index 5bbe594b8..eff02b1e1 100644
--- a/tdeioslave/media/mounthelper/tdeio_media_mounthelper.h
+++ b/tdeioslave/media/mounthelper/tdeio_media_mounthelper.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ private:
 	void unmount(const Medium &medium);
 	void unlock(const Medium &medium);
 	void lock(const Medium &medium);
-	void eject(const TQString &device, bool quiet=false);
+	void eject(const Medium &medium);
 	void safeRemoval(const Medium &medium);
 	void releaseHolders(const Medium &medium, bool handleThis = false);
 	void openRealFolder(const Medium &medium);