For me the command “udisks --detach /dev/sdX” detaches the device for a second and the device is then redetected and mounted again always
How ever the command “sg_start --stop /dev/sdX” does the same in the first try and actually detached and turned off my hdd in the first try but after that I've been getting the same results as above I performed these tests with my Seagate Backup Plus Drive on Ubuntu 13.10 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-disk-utility in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1239087 Title: Safely remove is not working (or broken) in Gnome Disks To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-disk-utility/+bug/1239087/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs