[ltp] Re: Problem with freezing, flashing caps lock light
Richard Neill
linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Mon, 27 Feb 2006 23:10:00 +0000
John Sullivan wrote:
>
> I remove the card before hitting FN-F4. Sometimes quite a while before. I just
> pull the card out. Is it better to use cardctl?
Argh! That's going to hurt. You wouldn't just pull out a mounted USB
stick, would you?! Cardctl is the way to go...
>
> I've tested a few more times since posting, and it seems like stopping the
> bluetooth services (so that hciconfig shows no interfaces) before removing the
> card prevents the panic.
That is essentially the same process as cardctl eject: you are unloading
the modules and the kernel is "closing" connections to the device.
Richard
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