[iyonix-support] Re: Sony Ericsson P990i compatibility

In article <4e583af6detim@xxxxxxxxx>,
   Tim Hill <tim@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> In article <60434e574e.j.sheppard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Joe Sheppard
> <leojoe@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > [snip]

> > > 
> > > I find it a trifle worrying that reading files from a device can lead
> > > to corruption. I wonder if castle's USB 2 would fare better? Is it
> > > worth the expense?
> > > 
> > It happened to me when lifting pictures of a canon camera flash card.
> > I dont think I dismounted before removing it and it corrupted
> > something irretrievable. ALWAYS dismount before removing - it may not
> > always work but reduces the risk of corruption

> True but when the system has locked up this is impossible.

> Also, why should a read-only operation require a dismount and corrupt the
> camera's memory card when not dismounted?

Why doesn't the system auto-dismount when you remove th medium?  It's done
on at least one other OS.

-- 
From KT24 - in "Leafy Surrey"

Using a RISC OS computer running v5.11 

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