Re: USB drives and unmounting
Nobody know? This is still pretty annoying not knowing when can you really take out the USB, forcing you to wait just to be safe. On Jan 16, 2008 2:44 PM, Vadim Peretokin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So, no technical people can tell what's exactly wrong? On Jan 7, 2008 5:56 AM, sigurd wien [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I filed a bug about this a while back: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hal/+bug/34140 It has been an issue since a kernel update in breezy. I was working fine before that. On Jan 7, 2008 2:18 AM, Mackenzie Morgan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Whether or not it shows up probably has to do with how much data is waiting in the buffer to be written. If it's just a couple megabytes, it probably writes them quickly enough that it doesn't need to tell you to wait, whereas if it has a lot to write it tells you it's working so you don't just yank it out before it finishes. Is it just me, or does the popup usually stop mid-sentence? I'm pretty sure the last word on there is or or something that means there's more to this sentence. On Jan 6, 2008 3:12 PM, Jonathan Musther [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Definitely. Sometimes it doesn't even show up, it's a bit random. On Jan 7, 2008 8:34 AM, Sidarth Dasari [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Vadim Peretokin wrote: Hi, I wondering if any of the technical-minded people could please take a look at this thread: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=655136 Which is discussing the difficulties posed when unmounting removable media. The problem at hand is that the writing data to device popups seem to appear randomly, and also offer no progress bar, leaving you wondering if the thing is frozen, or is it safe to remove or no. Thanks! I also agree that it is a bit confusing. There should at least be a progress bar or some output that shows what its doing. -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss -- Slingshot - a unique game everyone enjoys - and it's free :-) http://www.slingshot-game.org -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss -- Mackenzie Morgan Linux User #432169 ACM Member #3445683 http://ubuntulinuxtipstricks.blogspot.com -my blog of Ubuntu stuff apt-get moo -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
Re: USB drives and unmounting
On Jan 29, 2008 12:53 PM, Vadim Peretokin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nobody know? This is still pretty annoying not knowing when can you really take out the USB, forcing you to wait just to be safe. When you unmount the drive, it's safe to remove when the icon disappears from your desktop. If you are using the command line, it's safe to remove when it no longer appears to be mounted. -- Chris In 39 years, I have never written these words in a movie review, but here they are: You owe it to yourself to see this film. If you do not, and you have grandchildren, you should explain to them why you decided not to. -- Roger Ebert, reviewing Al Gore's documentary, An Inconvenient Truth -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
Re: USB drives and unmounting
So, no technical people can tell what's exactly wrong? On Jan 7, 2008 5:56 AM, sigurd wien [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I filed a bug about this a while back: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hal/+bug/34140 It has been an issue since a kernel update in breezy. I was working fine before that. On Jan 7, 2008 2:18 AM, Mackenzie Morgan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Whether or not it shows up probably has to do with how much data is waiting in the buffer to be written. If it's just a couple megabytes, it probably writes them quickly enough that it doesn't need to tell you to wait, whereas if it has a lot to write it tells you it's working so you don't just yank it out before it finishes. Is it just me, or does the popup usually stop mid-sentence? I'm pretty sure the last word on there is or or something that means there's more to this sentence. On Jan 6, 2008 3:12 PM, Jonathan Musther [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Definitely. Sometimes it doesn't even show up, it's a bit random. On Jan 7, 2008 8:34 AM, Sidarth Dasari [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Vadim Peretokin wrote: Hi, I wondering if any of the technical-minded people could please take a look at this thread: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=655136 Which is discussing the difficulties posed when unmounting removable media. The problem at hand is that the writing data to device popups seem to appear randomly, and also offer no progress bar, leaving you wondering if the thing is frozen, or is it safe to remove or no. Thanks! I also agree that it is a bit confusing. There should at least be a progress bar or some output that shows what its doing. -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss -- Slingshot - a unique game everyone enjoys - and it's free :-) http://www.slingshot-game.org -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss -- Mackenzie Morgan Linux User #432169 ACM Member #3445683 http://ubuntulinuxtipstricks.blogspot.com -my blog of Ubuntu stuff apt-get moo -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
Re: USB drives and unmounting
I filed a bug about this a while back: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hal/+bug/34140 It has been an issue since a kernel update in breezy. I was working fine before that. On Jan 7, 2008 2:18 AM, Mackenzie Morgan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Whether or not it shows up probably has to do with how much data is waiting in the buffer to be written. If it's just a couple megabytes, it probably writes them quickly enough that it doesn't need to tell you to wait, whereas if it has a lot to write it tells you it's working so you don't just yank it out before it finishes. Is it just me, or does the popup usually stop mid-sentence? I'm pretty sure the last word on there is or or something that means there's more to this sentence. On Jan 6, 2008 3:12 PM, Jonathan Musther [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Definitely. Sometimes it doesn't even show up, it's a bit random. On Jan 7, 2008 8:34 AM, Sidarth Dasari [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Vadim Peretokin wrote: Hi, I wondering if any of the technical-minded people could please take a look at this thread: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=655136 Which is discussing the difficulties posed when unmounting removable media. The problem at hand is that the writing data to device popups seem to appear randomly, and also offer no progress bar, leaving you wondering if the thing is frozen, or is it safe to remove or no. Thanks! I also agree that it is a bit confusing. There should at least be a progress bar or some output that shows what its doing. -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss -- Slingshot - a unique game everyone enjoys - and it's free :-) http://www.slingshot-game.org -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss -- Mackenzie Morgan Linux User #432169 ACM Member #3445683 http://ubuntulinuxtipstricks.blogspot.com -my blog of Ubuntu stuff apt-get moo -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
USB drives and unmounting
Hi, I wondering if any of the technical-minded people could please take a look at this thread: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=655136 Which is discussing the difficulties posed when unmounting removable media. The problem at hand is that the writing data to device popups seem to appear randomly, and also offer no progress bar, leaving you wondering if the thing is frozen, or is it safe to remove or no. Thanks! -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
Re: USB drives and unmounting
Definitely. Sometimes it doesn't even show up, it's a bit random. On Jan 7, 2008 8:34 AM, Sidarth Dasari [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Vadim Peretokin wrote: Hi, I wondering if any of the technical-minded people could please take a look at this thread: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=655136 Which is discussing the difficulties posed when unmounting removable media. The problem at hand is that the writing data to device popups seem to appear randomly, and also offer no progress bar, leaving you wondering if the thing is frozen, or is it safe to remove or no. Thanks! I also agree that it is a bit confusing. There should at least be a progress bar or some output that shows what its doing. -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss -- Slingshot - a unique game everyone enjoys - and it's free :-) http://www.slingshot-game.org -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
