Re: Adding and removing a pc card

dhinds_at_sonic.net
Date: 07/22/04

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    Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 19:42:07 GMT

    Dances With Crows <danSPANceswitTRAPhcrows@usa.net> wrote:

    > Use the cardctl utility. "cardctl eject" will tell the kernel modules
    > that a PCMCIA card is about to be ejected, then cut power to the socket
    > the PCMCIA card's in. I have never needed to use cardctl with PCMCIA
    > storage devices (CF and SmartMedia PCMCIA adapters) but I've had to use
    > it with PCMCIA Ethernet cards. HTH,

    That's interesting. It is definitely a bad idea to hot eject an IDE
    storage device, but with most ethernet drivers, a hot eject should not
    cause serious problems. Maybe you've been lucky.

    -- Dave

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