11 Dec
2002
11 Dec
'02
19:41
On Wednesday 11 December 2002 19:28, Bryan Tyson wrote:
On Wednesday 11 December 2002 10:01, Cees van de Griend wrote:
Use: eject <device|mount-point> instead of umount.
Could you please explain what determines when one should use eject vs. umount?
I don't know the details exactly, but if I remember correctly, eject informs the system about unmounting an removeable device and resets the SCSI layer. So with fixed partions, umount is fine and use eject for removeable media like pen drives and USB Zip disks. I expect the USB Howto has the details. Regards, Cees.