Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Sat, 24 Dec 2005 22:16:54 +0100 (MET) | | From | Jan Engelhardt <> | | Subject | Re: [RFC] Let non-root users eject their ipods? |
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>> All, >> I'm getting a little tired of my roommates not knowing how to safely >> eject their usb-flash disks from my system and I'd personally like it if > >What exactly is ejecting flash media?
(That's when the spring in the usb connector decides it had enough and spits the ipod cable out. It is advised to wear a helmet to not get hurt by the HV usb device, e.g. usb mass storage sticks. j/k)
Ejecting flash media is what `sdparm -C eject /dev/sdX` does. In case of cdroms, that's eject. In case of zip drives, I guess, it will be - see above - unloading zip disks via springs (now these things really eject hard), and in case of mass storage drives that can usually not be ejected (so-called "non-removable media", such as harddisks), it disconnects them. Another stage after umount, so to speak. (And BTW, you cannot run `sdparm -C load` on these usb media again; at least I cannot for my memory stick.)
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