This is pretty close to correct.... You should also know that the recommended procedure is to umount (either manually or automatically via autofs) the USB device before unplugging it.
Matt On Mon, Jul 22, 2002 at 10:16:38AM -0300, Jon Lapham wrote: > Matt et al: > > Just to make sure I understand things correctly, let me summarize what I > think was the final conclusions this thread. > > ---------------------- > > If you want to use a USB device that is accessed through the mass > storage driver, and the size of the media may change, you must manually > mount the device (mount /dev/sda) and eject when finished (eject > /dev/sda). You cannot use autofs with these devices. > > The reason autofs cannot be used is because it performs the functional > equivalent of mount/umount, but not the "eject". > > ---------------------- > > Is this correct? Am I missing anything? If so, can people make > suggestions, then maybe the above text with modifications can go as an > entry in http://www.linux-usb.org/FAQ.html. > > -- > > -**-*-*---*-*---*-*---*-----*-*-----*---*-*---*-----*-----*-*-----*--- > Jon Lapham > Extracta Mol�culas Naturais, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: http://www.extracta.com.br/ > ***-*--*----*-------*------------*--------------------*--------------- > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek > Welcome to geek heaven. > http://thinkgeek.com/sf > _______________________________________________ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users -- Matthew Dharm Home: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Maintainer, Linux USB Mass Storage Driver SP: I sell software for Microsoft. Can you set me free? DP: Natural Selection says I shouldn't. -- MS Salesman and Dust Puppy User Friendly, 4/2/1998
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