It seems that problem is fixed with the newest version udisks2 2.1.3-1 in
Trusty.
>From NEWS file:
Send SCSI START STOP UNIT when powering down a drive (see this commit -
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/udisks/commit/?id=fcdd8f48b6ac9b1b6da82fdf5f59230fc2ea6feb)
udisksctl: add power-off verb to power off drives (see this commit -
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/udisks/commit/?id=a54c2fa14c522487a78828d4a9dfd89f916a3576)
It spins down my USB-HDD with safely remove. It's great.
Please note:
* with modern version of udisks2 "Safely remove drive" in Nautilus and
"Safely remove parent drive" in Unity options are available only for USB-HDDs,
* for USB-flashes there is only Eject option and it is normal.
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Missing "Safely Remove Drive" option from Quicklists. Only have
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