epoch1970 wrote:
>
> - issues related to power loss are the same for USB and e-sata. (In
> fact they might be a little worse for usb, since e-sata external cases
> usually come with their own PSU.)
>
Correct, it's even an issue both with an internal drive and an external
drive, but the risk of someone disconnecting it abruptly is a lot higher
with an external drive.
epoch1970 wrote:
>
> - It would be possible to make "unmounted" (hence ok to unplug) the
> default state for the system. Active = automount, light up a LED.
> Inactive for 2 minutes = dismount, kill the LED. A soft-off button is
> fine, but not mandatory, even running headless. Automount trick maps
> will work (in conjunction with udev or /etc/fstab) with internal data
> drives, usb keys and cd-rom media.
>
Good idea. It's still going to be tricky to make an automatic solution
work in all different scenarios, but generally it's a good idea.
If the LMS library files aren't stored on the drive, it feels like the
drive should only be active when playing music, which should make it
easy to trigger the unmount, just stop playing music and wait for 2
minutes for the LED to be turned off.
Do I remember correctly that there are connections available that will
make it possible to attach a software controlled LED to the board ? Or
was it already in the plan to have a software controlled LED available
as default ?
I'm also guessing a soft power off button/eject button would be possible
to connect via USB which triggers the necessary software ?
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