ipod ejecting problem

[Eddie Torres]

NatureCyber Life wrote:
> but, when you unmount it, does the "do not disconnect" message goes 
> away too? cuz i can unmount it without problems, the thing is the 
> message doesnt go away and im afraid one day my ipod will be erased.
>
> On 12/31/05, *Jordi Ferrando* <jferrando at netplc.com 
> <mailto:jferrando at netplc.com>> wrote:
>
>     I use my ipod, and execute mount and umount statements and works
>     fine, never
>     tried eject.
>
>     $ sudo umount /dev/sda2
>     Or
>     $sudo umount -l /dev/sda2
>
>     The mounting is done automatically by kubuntu.
>
>     El Sábado, 31 de Diciembre de 2005 22:10, NatureCyber Life escribió:
>     > i tried with the "sudo eject -s /dev/ipod" command and it told
>     me there was
>     > no such file, then i tried with "sudo eject -s /dev/sda2" and it
>     told me
>     > "/dev/sda2: cannot execute binary file". i dont know what a
>     symlink is,
>     > maybe im making a mistake?
>     >
>     >  Well, ive tried with many different ways to remove my ipod
>     safely and all
>     > i get is "unable to open `/dev/sda'".
>     >
>     >  I also waited more than a minute before opening the gtkpod and
>     i kept
>     > getting the warning message about not finding the itunes database.
>     >
>     >  No matter what i try I cant figure out the way to get rid of
>     the "do not
>     > disconnect" message and im getting desperate, i hope someone
>     knows why all
>     > this problems happen and a nice way to go around them.
>     >  Thank you Jules for your help.
>     >
>     > On 12/29/05, Jules Dubois <4lvhgwz02 at sneakemail.com
>     <mailto:4lvhgwz02 at sneakemail.com>> wrote:
>     > > On Thursday 29 December 2005 13:31, NatureCyber Life
>     <nclife at gmail.com <mailto:nclife at gmail.com>>
>     > >
>     > > (< 520f3ee20512291231k6e843195ja5bf361c9ec8a189 at mail.gmail.com
>     <mailto:520f3ee20512291231k6e843195ja5bf361c9ec8a189 at mail.gmail.com>>)
>     wrote:
>     > > > anyone? i still cant figure out how to get rid of the "do not
>     > >
>     > > disconnect"
>     > >
>     > > > message to remove it safely.
>     > >
>     > > I use "eject -s /dev/ipod" where ipod is a symlink to
>     sda2.  eject used
>     > > to work reliably, but for some months, it only works once or
>     twice after
>     > > a reboot.  When it doesn't work, I sometimes try again; then,
>     eject
>     > > usually tells me "unable to open /dev/sda2" and after it's
>     told me that
>     > > once, it always give the same error.
>     > >
>     > > Now, when eject fails, I just pull the cable after unmounting
>     it and
>     > > waiting
>     > > at least a minute.
>     > >
>     > > I also wait at about a minute after attaching it to the
>     computer before
>     > > starting gtkpod (which I've configured to mount and unmount
>     it).  When I
>     > > wait, it never tells me it can't find its databases.
>     > >
>     > >
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I followed the instructions on this howto from the wiki.  It says it's 
for hoary only but it works perfectly in breezy.

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IPodHowto?highlight=%28ipod%29