>So the stopping and starting of PCMCIA isn't always safe either, after >all. I still wonder what's so unsafe about not stopping PCMCIA during >upgrades. Important devices would disappear during the upgrade: eg. networking, or even worse, storage: e.g I have a Compact Flash PCMCIA holder: my CF cards show up as /dev/hdd... > >-- >Pelle > > Regards, Alastair