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From: Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Error using "safely remove" for every USB DEVICE.
Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2011 09:41:26 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <201111010941.37767.michaelkintzios@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAB6schhQRuCNbnqNHdyaQLppQf0ifhT9oS5KFMs8iBUtSw7yNw@mail.gmail.com>

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On Tuesday 01 Nov 2011 01:47:44 Carlos Sura wrote:
> On 31 October 2011 19:30, Felix Kuperjans <felix@desaster-games.com> wrote:
> >  Hello Carlos,
> > 
> > this error is just telling you that udisks did not succeed in powering
> > down the USB device, but actually it was unmounted cleanly (so no data
> > will be lost).
> > 
> > The reason is most likely a missing kernel option:
> > 
> > "USB runtime power management (autosuspend) and wakeup" in "Device
> > Drivers" -> "USB support".
> > Note that this option only shows up when "Run-time PM core functionality"
> > in "Power management and ACPI options" is enabled.
> > 
> > Maybe someone could make the ebuild check for this option and issue a
> > warning if it is unset?
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Felix
> 
> Hello Felix,
> 
> Thank you for your answer and your explanation, I was a little bit confused
> about this; I will check my Kernel configuration and rebuild with these
> options, to avoid this messages.
> 
> It would be great if it could show a warning if this  options are unset (to
> let us know)

Since you came across this, I suggest you file a bug and request that this 
feature is implemented in the ebuild so that the maintainer(s) pick it up at 
the next update.

-- 
Regards,
Mick

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      reply	other threads:[~2011-11-01  9:42 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-11-01  1:13 [gentoo-user] Error using "safely remove" for every USB DEVICE Carlos Sura
2011-11-01  1:30 ` Felix Kuperjans
2011-11-01  1:47   ` Carlos Sura
2011-11-01  9:41     ` Mick [this message]

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