Re: Detaching memory stick leaves device node reserved

2008-02-18 Thread tike64
--- Alan Stern : > On Fri, 15 Feb 2008, tike64 wrote: > > > I can't understand what is going on with yahoo. My reply seemed > > perfectly normal before sending. Hopefully this comes through a > > little prettier ... > > Sorry, yes, this is much better. I

Re: Detaching memory stick leaves device node reserved

2008-02-15 Thread tike64
I can't understand what is going on with yahoo. My reply seemed perfectly normal before sending. Hopefully this comes through a little prettier ... From: Alan Stern <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Fri, 15 Feb 2008, tike64 wrote: >> I have an annoying problem: When I have an USB m

Re: Detaching memory stick leaves device node reserved

2008-02-15 Thread tike64
From: Alan Stern <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Fri, 15 Feb 2008, tike64 wrote: >> I have an annoying problem: When I have an USB memory stick attached >> and then detach it while I have a file open on it, the device node is >> left reserve

Detaching memory stick leaves device node reserved

2008-02-15 Thread tike64
Hello all you there, I have an annoying problem: When I have an USB memory stick attached and then detach it while I have a file open on it, the device node is left reserved even if it disappears from the /dev dir. If the device node was /dev/sda then next time it would be /dev/sdb. Additional