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How disconnect USB external harddisk

Asked by Guy Dierickx

I have an extern Harddisk (Western Digital) connected to my pc via USB 2.0. When I disconnect the harddisk while running Ubuntu or in Windows XP, Ubuntu will not start next time.
What shall I do to avoid this. I think I must inform Ubuntu that I would remove the harddisk. But how and where?

I am very curios to the answer.

Guy
Belgium
Europe

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cmehearu (kalebud) said : 		#1

Usually with winxp if you remove the usb device, windows will inform you with a pop-up balloon. Upon restart of the pc, if your still having troubles try uninstall/reinstall the software.

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Guy Dierickx (guy-drx) said : 		#2

I don't have a problem in Windows XP, but in Ubuntu Feisty Fawn.
In Windows there is a simple manner off disconnectring a divice.
But how we do that in Ubuntu?

Guy

Op maandag 28-05-2007 om 13:53 uur [tijdzone +0000], schreef cmehearu:
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> Usually with winxp if you remove the usb device, windows will inform you
> with a pop-up balloon. Upon restart of the pc, if your still having
> troubles try uninstall/reinstall the software.
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Alan Pope 🍺🐧🐱 🦄 (popey) said : 		#3

When you say "ubuntu will not start" what actually happens?

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Guy Dierickx (guy-drx) said : 		#4

Ubuntu start up, but it "hangs" and I cannot enter my uysername or so. I think that Ubuntu checks all the installed devices, and seeks after the disconnected harddisk.

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Alan Pope 🍺🐧🐱 🦄 (popey) said : 		#5

Where does it hang? At the logon screen or before that appears?

Is it totally unresponsive, does the caps-lock light come on and off when you press it, when it's in the "hung" state?
Can you use CTRL+ALT+F1 to get to a console?

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Best Guy Dierickx (guy-drx) said : 		#6

I did a new test. When de pc was off, I disconnected the extended harddisk. Then I started the pc and choose Ubuntu.
Everything was ok. I could put in my username and password and Ubuntu runned fine.
The problem I had in the past was clearly not the result of disconnecting the harddisk.
What it was, I don't know.
Sorry!
Thanks for the help.