how to safely remove a CF PC card adapter

  when i don't have my sharp zaurus on the network, i like to move
things from my laptop to the Z by inserting a CF card (using an adapter)
into the laptop.  the CF card is (at least in my case) available as
device /dev/hdc1, so i can just

# mount /dev/hdc1 /mnt/cf

and go about my business.

  however, even after i umount the device, if i pop it out of the
laptop, instant complete halt of the laptop.

  is there a safe, recommended way to eject a PCMCIA CF card without
bringing the machine to a screeching halt?

rday

Robert P. J. Day, RHCE, RHCI
Eno River Technologies, Chapel Hill NC
Unix, Linux and Open Source corporate training

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