Re: USB memory stick hotswap problems

From: Karel J. Bosschaart (karelj_at_kayjay.nl)
Date: 09/26/04

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To: Ivan Voras <ivoras@fer.hr>

    On Sat, Sep 25, 2004 at 01:16:38PM +0200, Ivan Voras wrote:
    > What is the expected behavour when umounting USB drives which have
    > already been unplugged? :)
    > I'm sure I'm not the only one who often forgets to umount these thingies
    > when leaving the site I'm working at the moment, so it should probably
    > be something other than what I always encounter (BETA5):
    >
    <snip>
    > Any ideas how to solve or circumevent these problems? (Aside from "don't
    > do that").

    I'm using mtools (and mtoolsfm as a graphical frontend) for accessing
    my USB memory stick. This does not require mounting the device.
    A disadvantage is that this only works for devices with a FAT filesystem.

    Karel.
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