Re: Preventing delayed USB writes
On Tuesday 15 May 2007, Ron Johnson wrote:
> On 05/15/07 15:52, pedxing wrote:
> >>> I would like to configure things so that, for instance, when
> >>> I (ok, actually my wife) use konqueror to copy songs to my
> >>> mp3 player, when the copy dialog says 100%, I can immediately
> >>> unmount the device without having to wait for a delayed
> >>> write.
> >>>
> >>> I have looked at the mount man page, but it says the sync
> >>> option (which I think is what I want) is only available for
> >>> ext2/3 and ufs file systems.
>
> [snip]
>
> > I would rather not experiment on my wife's new mp3 player, but it
> > would be a pain to force her to the command line every time she
> > wants to transfer music to it...
>
> Does she just yank it out?
>
> IMNSHO, I would say to you: remember that Linux comes from a true
> multi-user heritage from back when 9-track (reel-to-reel) tapes
> ruled the data center, and were frequently dismounted and mounted.
>
> Thus, break the single-user mindset and proper unmount "tapes" when
> you are finished using them.
>
> In GNOME, when you right-click on a USB stick icon there is a choice
> to "Unmount volume". I'm sure than KDE has something similar. You
> and your wife should just train yourselves to this new reality.
Or, look into setting up sync....So that yanking something out doesn't do
damage.
I love that you advise "Train yourselves to this new reality". Yeah, no.
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