[iyonix-support] Re: Sony Ericsson P990i compatibility

On 18 Aug 2006, charles wrote:
> 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.

Yes, the pictures can be very heavy :-)

>> > 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.
> 
How would it know that you were about to pull the card out of the 
slot? Does this other OS auto-dismount in the middle of writing to the 
card if you decide to pull it out in mid-fling?


-- 

Cheers
Roger

Bury Walkers      http://burywalkers.members.beeb.net/
Atomic Software   http://rogerdarlington.members.beeb.net/
Summer Winers     http://rogerarm.freeuk.com/rogerarm/
Bury Hut          http://buryhut.members.beeb.net/

Time waits for no-one; except the man on the Black Hole Event Horizon.
---
To alter your preferences or leave the group, 
visit http://www.freelists.org/list/iyonix-support
Other info via http://www.freelists.org/webpage/iyonix-support

Other related posts: