[NBLUG/talk] [WLUG] Aaarggh! disconnecting webcam

[Jack Smith]

On Jan 1, 2008 10:01 PM, Carl T. Miller <carl at carltm.com> wrote:

> Jack Smith wrote:
> > OK, I un;lugged my webcam and now my thumbdrive isn't recognized when I
> > plug
> > it in.  Is there anyway to tell it to disconnect before I unplug next
> > time?
> > Is there anyway to tell it now (short of rebooting)?
>
> Yes, type "mount" to see if it is mounted.  If so, run "umount"
> do unmount it, then it is safe to remove.


Thanks, but that didn't work.  What  did work was to close Ekiga, which
thought it was using the camera.  Oh well.

-- 
Jack Smith

English doesn't borrow from other languages -- English follows other
languages down dark alleys and takes what it wants.
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