-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 05/15/07 23:00, Brendan wrote: > 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.
I can't tell if you are agreeing or disagreeing with me. In case you are disagreeing: if someone switches from Windows to OS/X and then says, "It doesn't work like Windows!!!", he'll be met with the answer, "Well, yeah, because it's a Mac." Similarly, Linux isn't Windows. The very things that protect it against spambots & viruses means you have to do a few things differently. - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day. Hit him with a fish, and he goes away for good! -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGSl75S9HxQb37XmcRAp0JAKDjhmtOduwJ7jF9sjtLam5IE9sCygCdFl9x rECPsczf0xR304oFdi/ltzg= =Cfgf -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
