This may in fact be more a kernel bug than something in g-s-d, as indicated by the Debian bug I just linked to.
** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #631187 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=631187 ** Also affects: debian via http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=631187 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-settings-daemon in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/844957 Title: Safely removing external (usb) hdd's can cause a kernel panic or system freeze To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-settings-daemon/+bug/844957/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
