On May 15, 7:40 pm, Daniel Palmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > pedxing wrote: > > To be safe, I issue a sync command from a terminal and wait for it > > (up to 15 minutes!) to complete before unmounting the drive. > > Running sync before umount isn't necessary because > umount invokes sync itself.
I do the sync so I can tell when the drive can be removed. When I use the "safely remove" option from the konq media manager without sync-ing first, the umount times out and gives the "cannot remove" message. Once a sync completes, I know that a "safely remove" will work. > Maybe you could create a cpmp3 script that works like cp but syncs > between files?? I'm fine for myself the way things are, but I have to be able to show my wife what to do, and she's pretty well trained to use konq... -Ped -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
