Re: iPod nano can't be re-mounted unless it is physically reconnected

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On Sun, 2006-06-18 at 20:45 -0300, Andre Costa wrote:
> Hi Craig,
> 
> On Sat, 17 Jun 2006 17:42:33 -0700
> Craig White <craigwhite@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > On Sat, 2006-06-17 at 21:14 -0300, Andre Costa wrote:
> > > Hi Kanwar,
> > > 
> > > On Sat, 17 Jun 2006 13:02:30 -0400
> > > Kanwar Ranbir Sandhu <m3freak@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > On Sat, 2006-17-06 at 11:40 -0300, Andre Costa wrote:
> > > > > I noticed that after I unmount it, /dev/sda2 disappears, and the
> > > > > only way I can get it back is through the unplug-replug process
> > > > > mentioned. Does this suggest a problem with my USB or hotplug
> > > > > backend configuration? Anyone experiencing this?
> > > > 
> > > > My digital camera turns off if idle for a few minutes.  When that
> > > > happens, I can no longer access it from my laptop.  I get around
> > > > it by just power cycling the camera.
> > > > 
> > > > Try turning the ipod off and on while it's still plugged in.  It's
> > > > effectively the same as unplugging and plugging it back in.
> > > 
> > > Thks for the tips. It could be the automatic powerdown, indeed, but
> > > unfortunately that's not the case with the iPod. It is still on but
> > > Linux refuses to see it. My guess is that is has something to do
> > > with HAL daemon, because /dev/sda2 is only recreated when I
> > > "re-plug" the iPod. I have zero HAL knowledge to risk any other
> > > elaborated guess, though... any takers?
> > ----
> > this worked for me in FC-4 but I haven't fooled with it since I went
> > to FC-5
> > 
> > $ cat $/HOME/.gtkpod/gtkpod.out
> > #!/bin/sh
> > #
> > sudo /usr/bin/eject /dev/sda2
> > sudo /sbin/modprobe -r sbp2
> > sudo /usr/bin/eject /dev/sda2
> > 
> > tail -n 5 /etc/sudoers
> > # Cmnd alias specification
> > Cmnd_Alias IPOD=/sbin/modprobe -r sbp2
> > Cmnd_Alias EJECT=/usr/bin/eject /dev/sda2
> > # User privilege specification
> > craig   ALL=(ALL) ALL
> > craig   ALL= NOPASSWD : IPOD, EJECT
> 
> Cool, thks for sharing this. But, AFAICS this works for removing the
> device, right?. With this you did not have such problems (iPod not
> coming back unless it is reconnected)?
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yes...I would disconnect it and reconnect it

Craig


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