Version: (using KDE Devel) Installed from: Compiled sources Compiler: 3.4.6 OS: Linux When i try "secure remove" on my hd usbpen system said "device umounted but is not possible to eject it" Eject a usb pen? ;)
Yes, the system shuts down the hardware and does no longer supply it with power - if that fails, eject is a good enough term
I've got this problem, too, on Gentoo Linux. When i try to "eject" my usb hd or usb pen kde says that it safely removed my usb media but wasn't able to throw them out. So there's an error dialog which is annoying. Problem stated here: http://archives.mandrivalinux.com/cooker/2006-07/msg00296.php and here: http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-4024776.html (german). I've already filed a bug report to bugs.gentoo.org which includes a patch: http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=175909
Extract from the Mandriva ML: OK I got a closer look. For USB for whatever reasons KDE offer "Safely remove" instead of separate "Unmount" and "Eject". "Safely remove" actually does nothing else than ejecting media (and please explain how are you supposed to eject USB stick ... oh well), it calls "kio_mount_helper -s" which is effectively synonym for "kio_mount_helper -e". Unfortunately this code path has not been fixed to support HAL (it requires fixing kdeeject). So long term fix is to fix kdeeject. Alternative - or short term fix - is to change "Safely remove" to call "kio_mount_helper -u". Copy it under ~/.kde/share/apps/konqueror/servicemenus and change "-s" into "-u": {pts/0}% diff -u /usr/share/apps/konqueror/servicemenus/media_safelyremove.desktop ~/.kde/share/apps/konqueror/servicemenus/media_safelyremove.desktop --- /usr/share/apps/konqueror/servicemenus/media_safelyremove.desktop 2006-06-21 17:00:20.000000000 +0400 +++ /home/bor/.kde/share/apps/konqueror/servicemenus/media_safelyremove.desktop2006-07-04 17:21:12.000000000 +0400 @@ -59,5 +59,5 @@ Name[vi]=G? ra An toàn Name[zh_CN]=???? Name[zh_TW]=????? -Exec=kio_media_mounthelper -s %u +Exec=kio_media_mounthelper -u %u PS: Of course this problem occurs with HAL only.
fixed in KDE SVN. Someone added a workaround for 116209, which regressed that
The gentoo bugzilla states it's supposed to be fixed in kioslaves-3.5.7. I just installed that a few days ago (on my Gentoo system) and I'm experiencing the same thing. (Besides, for an ejectable medium, a dvd, it only offers "safely remove" where ejecting was actually possible. A little twisted..)