ipod ejecting problem

[NatureCyber Life]

but, when you unmount it, does the "do not disconnect" message goes away
too? cuz i can unmount it without problems, the thing is the message doesnt
go away and im afraid one day my ipod will be erased.

On 12/31/05, Jordi Ferrando <jferrando at netplc.com> wrote:
>
> I use my ipod, and execute mount and umount statements and works fine,
> never
> tried eject.
>
> $ sudo umount /dev/sda2
> Or
> $sudo umount -l /dev/sda2
>
> The mounting is done automatically by kubuntu.
>
> El Sábado, 31 de Diciembre de 2005 22:10, NatureCyber Life escribió:
> > i tried with the "sudo eject -s /dev/ipod" command and it told me there
> was
> > no such file, then i tried with "sudo eject -s /dev/sda2" and it told me
> > "/dev/sda2: cannot execute binary file". i dont know what a symlink is,
> > maybe im making a mistake?
> >
> >  Well, ive tried with many different ways to remove my ipod safely and
> all
> > i get is "unable to open `/dev/sda'".
> >
> >  I also waited more than a minute before opening the gtkpod and i kept
> > getting the warning message about not finding the itunes database.
> >
> >  No matter what i try I cant figure out the way to get rid of the "do
> not
> > disconnect" message and im getting desperate, i hope someone knows why
> all
> > this problems happen and a nice way to go around them.
> >  Thank you Jules for your help.
> >
> > On 12/29/05, Jules Dubois <4lvhgwz02 at sneakemail.com> wrote:
> > > On Thursday 29 December 2005 13:31, NatureCyber Life <nclife at gmail.com
> >
> > >
> > > (<520f3ee20512291231k6e843195ja5bf361c9ec8a189 at mail.gmail.com>) wrote:
> > > > anyone? i still cant figure out how to get rid of the "do not
> > >
> > > disconnect"
> > >
> > > > message to remove it safely.
> > >
> > > I use "eject -s /dev/ipod" where ipod is a symlink to sda2.  eject
> used
> > > to work reliably, but for some months, it only works once or twice
> after
> > > a reboot.  When it doesn't work, I sometimes try again; then, eject
> > > usually tells me "unable to open /dev/sda2" and after it's told me
> that
> > > once, it always give the same error.
> > >
> > > Now, when eject fails, I just pull the cable after unmounting it and
> > > waiting
> > > at least a minute.
> > >
> > > I also wait at about a minute after attaching it to the computer
> before
> > > starting gtkpod (which I've configured to mount and unmount it).  When
> I
> > > wait, it never tells me it can't find its databases.
> > >
> > >
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