Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 00:01:18 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Quartz <quartz@sneakertech.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Stop using a SATA drive Message-ID: <20150828000118.31f33a35.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <55DEF869.1010202@sneakertech.com> References: <CAPi0psvT5aaHR7kU%2B28qwVDdutyMn7LjhFUGZRWctz4gGfgvgw@mail.gmail.com> <20150824214252.53aa04c6.freebsd@edvax.de> <55DEF869.1010202@sneakertech.com>
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On Thu, 27 Aug 2015 07:45:45 -0400, Quartz wrote: > I believe Chris was looking for an equivalent command (or equivalent to > 'diskutil eject foo' at any rate). OSX was based on FreeBSD originally, > so the underlying concept should be possible. Is there no port or > package that can provide this functionality? That would surely be possible if the device in question would implement a proper reaction to the "eject" command. If it does, and how it does it, is up to the manufacturer. Let's say you send the "eject" command to the drive - the firmware then says goodbye to the host - the device file disappears. That would be a possibility. For optical devices, the "eject" (as well as the "load") command usually controls the slider for the media, without affecting the presence of the device file. See "man camcontrol" for details. -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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