On Thu, 3 Jun 2004, Pete Zaitcev wrote: > On 03 Jun 2004 13:05:01 -0700 > David Meggy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > When the 1st device is plugged in it will receive /dev/sda, and the > > second device will receive /dev/sdb. If I were to unplug the first > > device before plugging in the second device, the second device will > > still get /dev/sdb. Is there way to get sda freed up so it can be > > re-used for the next device to be plugged in? Without jumping to Linux > > 2.6.x. > > AFAIK, 2.4 never frees host structures. It only makes sure they are > reused when you plug the first device back.
You could unload the usb-storage driver and then reload it. Of course, doing that would mean that _all_ your USB mass storage device connections would be interrupted, so it might not be suitable for what you want. Alan Stern ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the new InstallShield X. >From Windows to Linux, servers to mobile, InstallShield X is the one installation-authoring solution that does it all. Learn more and evaluate today! http://www.installshield.com/Dev2Dev/0504 _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-devel
