On Thu, 2008-04-24 at 13:48 -0600, Robin Laing wrote: > g wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > ?ukasz Jagie??o wrote: > >> Maybe not better, because it's sync when you umount, but when you > >> hot-plug on/off usb sync is faster and easier. > > > > i can not say for usb drives, etc, but i do know that i unmounted a floppy > > drive one time and even tho knoq showed files were written to disk. later, > > when disk was mount to retrieve files, they were not there. > > > > so, any time before i unmount anything, i give a couple syncs to ensure > > that data is written. > > > > > > - -- > > > > tc,hago. > > > > g > > There was a bug in Fedora that would remove the icon from the desktop > while the device was still syncing. I had a USB device that didn't have > any lights on it and I totally corrupted the FS when this occurred. > > It could have been the same bug for the floppy as well. I only tested > on USB. That's interesting. Once or twice I removed a pendrive after the icon went away, only to get a beep from the system. Luckily I didn't lose any data, and it seems to have been fixed now, but it's always nice to have an explanation for these things. poc -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
