On 08/04/10 22:26, John Andersen wrote:
On 4/8/2010 8:41 AM, Istvan Gabor wrote:
In KDE 3.5 (currently 3.5.10) icons are placed on the desktop representing inserted media (CD/DVD, USB flashdisk).
For CD/DVDs right click on the icon gives possible actions including "eject" and "unmount". For USB-flashdisks there is a "safely remove" option but there is no "unmount" option.
My question is where the properties of these icon are stored, how they are activated, and how I could add an "unmount" option to USB-flashdisk icon? Sometimes I want to unmount/remount my flashdisk without removing it.
Thanks is advance,
Istvan
I too miss the unmount.
*Safely remove is NOT a sufficient option*. Basically USB devices simply have buffers flushed and files closed, with safely removed. This might work for a dumb stick but for other things like cameras, ereaders and some phones its not good enough. The assertion is often made that the device is mounted synchronously and therefore needs no unmount option.
However, some devices (my Barnes and Noble nook for example) do not return to normal operation until they are dimounted, and they don't charge their battery till they do return to normal operation, and you can't do anything with the device while it is mounted. Same for many Cameras. You have to de-cable the device.
I would love to see a true un-mount added back into the Device Notifier (I'm on KDE 4.4.2).
Sorry, I don't understand your problem. "Safely remove" is a filesystem sync AND an unmount - I have never had it not unmount for any device. If your devices are not recognizing being unmounted, I think you are encountering a different issue - I would ask if you unmount the device from the command line does it recognize it is disconnected? Does it behave similarly in Windows? Regards, Tejas -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org