Re: [Gumstix-users] umount /mnt/usb failes

[Dave H. <dhy...@gm...>]

Hi Jay,

> When I "umount /mnt/usb", I don't get any error message, but /mnt/usb is
> clearly mounted, and I can still read and write from it.

How did you determine that it's "clearly mounted"?

The mount command will show what's mounted.

You'll be able to read and write to /mnt/usb even when its not
mounted. The way mounts work under linux is that they're just
directory entries. With nothing mounted, when you write to /mnt/usb it
will be writing to the flash memory on the gumstix. It's just like any
other directory on your file system.

When you mount a directory, anything in the directory becomes hidden
(because the directory is used for the mount point), and you see
what's really on the device.

-- 
Dave Hylands
Vancouver, BC, Canada
http://www.DaveHylands.com/