cant unmount SD CARDS
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TangentDelta
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Does it give an error when you try to unmount it? If so, what is the error?
Lao Rebel
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it says...
org.freedesktop.hal.storage.unmount-others no <-- (privilege, result)
i have no idea what this means. can you help me? not being able to unmount my sd card is a pain
crosspoint
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I have exactly the same problem. <_<
Help please!
Help please!
Lao Rebel
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ha! i posted this ages ago and i came back to repost this same problem! i still have this issue. i hoped reflashing to new Zaxxon would help, but nope. i still get this error message. i cannot unmount SDcards. i don't want to take out my sdcards if i can't unmount. i'm afraid it might corrupt my precious data!!
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All it takes is blowing up a 128GB four partition card once to change your mind on that.
I've found that my multi-partition cards don't eject properly. It looks like the OS is re-connecting to one of the partitions when I tell it to disconnect another. I.e. on a card with partitions A & B, if I tell it to umount A - fine. If I then tell it to umount B - it re-mounts A then umounts B.
Weird and annoying. It doesn't seem to have quite the difficulty on a single partition card. Your experience may vary.
I do not have an answer other than doing a true shut down, pull the card, re-boot with that slot empty then use single-partition cards in the non-booting slot(s). I'm not sure if that would actually solve it though.
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yes i had to unmount by shuting down pandora. but that is inconvenient. i had to shut down a million times a day, that can't be good for pandora. i hate doing that. i hope someone figures this out for me b/c i have no idea. it wasn't like this when i used zaxxon beta 4. there must be a connection.
gruso
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As an aside, why are you running beta 5 and not the full release?
On the unmounting topic, if your cards are FAT formatted you shouldn't have to worry about unmounting. As mcobit said just make sure no read/write operations are happening when you eject. If your cards are Ext* formatted or multi partition, you do need to unmount properly. In any case you should install the latest firmware and see if the problem still exists (and check that thread for any similar reports).
On the unmounting topic, if your cards are FAT formatted you shouldn't have to worry about unmounting. As mcobit said just make sure no read/write operations are happening when you eject. If your cards are Ext* formatted or multi partition, you do need to unmount properly. In any case you should install the latest firmware and see if the problem still exists (and check that thread for any similar reports).
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Lao Rebel
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i am using the full release, still have same problem. now, are you SURE nothing will get corrupted if i eject w/out unmounting? all my sdcards are FAT32 formatted. i'm just afraid it might mess things up. but if you and mcobit says its ok, then i'm gona do it.
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gruso
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I can't give you a sworn statement or anything.
But in the all the time I've been using a Pandora, rotating through about a dozen SD cards and inserting/removing them countless times, I've never once had an issue. I only take this relaxed attitude towards FAT formatted cards though.If I've just completed something like a copy operation, or have just closed an app, I always make sure to give it a second or two (making sure the LED has flashed its last flash) before ejecting.
