Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2008 10:15:13 +0100 (CET) From: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: What is trying to write to a write-protected memory card? Message-ID: <20081213101426.R8801@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0812121820530.42659@wonkity.com> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0812121820530.42659@wonkity.com>
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> Thunar (xfce 4.4) along with hal has no problem automounting an SD card... > unless that card is write-protected. > > There's a delay while the system tries and thinks it fails to mount the > card--twice. Eject the card and the system reboots as if it was mounted. > Try a clean shutdown and the system eventually gives up with one buffer > remaining. > > Is it Thunar trying to write something to the card, or hal, or something > else? > most probably your automounter mounts everything r/w and don't know that card is write protected.
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