Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 09:52:01 -0700 (PDT) From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> To: Gordon Tetlow <gordont@bluemtn.net> Cc: mobile@FreeBSD.org Subject: RE: how do I eject cards with newcard? Message-ID: <XFMail.010510095201.jhb@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.33.0105100138440.66879-100000@sdmail0.sd.bmarts.com>
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On 10-May-01 Gordon Tetlow wrote: > I'm using newcard (cardbus) and I have a little problem that since pccardd > doesn't start (can't find /dev/card0 (I'm using DEVFS)), I can't really > hot swap pc cards. On the few occasions that I have ripped a card out, > it's not been pretty. My system looks solid. So now that we have newcard, > how do I safely eject pccards? > > -gordon You need to stop using the card before you eject it. For example, if it is a network adapater, use ifconfig to down the interface. If it's an ata disk, unmount it, etc. -- John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> -- http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ PGP Key: http://www.baldwin.cx/~john/pgpkey.asc "Power Users Use the Power to Serve!" - http://www.FreeBSD.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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