Michael Klinosky wrote: > Mikkel: >> A couple of questions - are you unmounting the drive before >> unplugging it? > > No. I considered doing that, but then thought, 'USB is hot-pluggable, so > that should be auto-magic.' > > But, seems like it's not (hence the vestige device). > Just because it is hut pluggable, dues not mean it is hot unpluggable. No file system mounted read/write is hot unpluggable. Some recover better then others when you disconnect without unmounting, but it is always a risk. > >> Now, if you unplug the device with unmounting it, the system should >> complain but handle it. > > I'm assuming that you meant to type "... withOUT unmounting it". > Oops... > There is no complaint (no window pops up). Btw, I should mention that > both of the icons disappear. > This is one area that could use some improvement - it usualy shows up in the log, but there really should be a BIG popup message when users do this. > I tried the 'diff ...' line again - no difference. > >> It would also help to have the log messages from when you plug >> in/remove the device. > > Insert: > Apr 19 17:11:17 D500 kernel: usb 2-2: new full speed USB device using > uhci_hcd and address 4 > Apr 19 17:11:17 D500 kernel: usb 2-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice > Apr 19 17:11:17 D500 kernel: scsi2 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage > devices > Apr 19 17:11:22 D500 kernel: scsi 2:0:0:0: Direct-Access Lexar > Jumpshot USB CF 0001 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 CCS > Apr 19 17:11:22 D500 kernel: SCSI device sda: 15680 512-byte hdwr > sectors (8 MB) > Apr 19 17:11:22 D500 kernel: sda: Write Protect is off > Apr 19 17:11:22 D500 kernel: sda: assuming drive cache: write through > Apr 19 17:11:22 D500 kernel: SCSI device sda: 15680 512-byte hdwr > sectors (8 MB) > Apr 19 17:11:22 D500 kernel: sda: Write Protect is off > Apr 19 17:11:22 D500 kernel: sda: assuming drive cache: write through > Apr 19 17:11:22 D500 kernel: sda: sda1 > Apr 19 17:11:22 D500 kernel: sd 2:0:0:0: Attached scsi removable disk sda > Apr 19 17:11:22 D500 kernel: sd 2:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg0 type 0 > Apr 19 17:11:22 D500 kernel: scsi 2:0:0:1: Direct-Access Lexar > Jumpshot USB CF 0001 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 CCS > Apr 19 17:11:22 D500 kernel: SCSI device sdc: 15680 512-byte hdwr > sectors (8 MB) > Apr 19 17:11:22 D500 kernel: sdc: Write Protect is off > Apr 19 17:11:22 D500 kernel: sdc: assuming drive cache: write through > Apr 19 17:11:22 D500 kernel: SCSI device sdc: 15680 512-byte hdwr > sectors (8 MB) > Apr 19 17:11:22 D500 kernel: sdc: Write Protect is off > Apr 19 17:11:22 D500 kernel: sdc: assuming drive cache: write through > Apr 19 17:11:22 D500 kernel: sdc: sdc1 > Apr 19 17:11:22 D500 kernel: sd 2:0:0:1: Attached scsi removable disk sdc > Apr 19 17:11:22 D500 kernel: sd 2:0:0:1: Attached scsi generic sg1 type 0 > Apr 19 17:11:24 D500 kernel: SELinux: initialized (dev sda1, type vfat), > uses genfs_contexts > Apr 19 17:11:25 D500 hald: mounted /dev/sda1 on behalf of uid 500 > Apr 19 17:11:25 D500 kernel: SELinux: initialized (dev sdc1, type vfat), > uses genfs_contexts > Apr 19 17:11:26 D500 hald: mounted /dev/sdc1 on behalf of uid 500 > > Remove: > Apr 19 17:13:29 D500 kernel: usb 2-2: USB disconnect, address 4 > Apr 19 17:13:29 D500 hald[2123]: forcibly attempting to lazy unmount > /dev/sda1 as enclosing drive was disconnected > Apr 19 17:13:29 D500 kernel: scsi 2:0:0:0: rejecting I/O to dead device > Apr 19 17:13:29 D500 hald: unmounted /dev/sda1 from '/media/disk-1' on > behalf of uid 0 > Apr 19 17:13:29 D500 hald[2123]: forcibly attempting to lazy unmount > /dev/sdc1 as enclosing drive was disconnected > Apr 19 17:13:29 D500 kernel: scsi 2:0:0:1: rejecting I/O to dead device > Apr 19 17:13:29 D500 hald: unmounted /dev/sdc1 from '/media/disk-2' on > behalf of uid 0 > This is definitely strange. I am going to have to think about this for a while. (Maybe someone else has an idea?) The reader is definitly being treated as two devices by udev. (sd 2:0:0:0 and 2:0:0:1) It should only be sd 2:0:0:0. Here is what a "normal" hotplug looks like: Apr 19 19:47:12 mikkel kernel: usb 2-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 6 Apr 19 19:47:12 mikkel kernel: usb 2-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice Apr 19 19:47:12 mikkel kernel: scsi3 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices Apr 19 19:47:17 mikkel kernel: scsi 3:0:0:0: Direct-Access Generic USB SD Reader 2.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 Apr 19 19:47:17 mikkel kernel: SCSI device sda: 990976 512-byte hdwr sectors (507 MB) Apr 19 19:47:17 mikkel kernel: sda: Write Protect is on Apr 19 19:47:17 mikkel kernel: sda: assuming drive cache: write through Apr 19 19:47:17 mikkel kernel: SCSI device sda: 990976 512-byte hdwr sectors (507 MB) Apr 19 19:47:17 mikkel kernel: sda: Write Protect is on Apr 19 19:47:17 mikkel kernel: sda: assuming drive cache: write through Apr 19 19:47:17 mikkel kernel: sda: sda1 Apr 19 19:47:17 mikkel kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: Attached scsi removable disk sda Apr 19 19:47:17 mikkel kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg0 type 0 Apr 19 19:47:19 mikkel kernel: SELinux: initialized (dev sda1, type vfat), uses genfs_contexts Apr 19 19:47:19 mikkel hald: mounted /dev/sda1 on behalf of uid 500 and a unmount/removable: Apr 19 19:47:19 mikkel hald: mounted /dev/sda1 on behalf of uid 500 Apr 19 19:51:24 mikkel hald: unmounted /dev/sda1 from '/media/MUSIC' on behalf of uid 500 Apr 19 19:51:29 mikkel kernel: usb 2-1: USB disconnect, address 6 Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
