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On Thu, 25 Jan 2007 11:28:03 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: |
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> > You can do this with "hdparm -z". If it reports an error, you'll need |
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> > to reboot to ensure the kernel's partition table is up to date. |
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> Ah, but I don't want to reboot to update the kernels' view of things. |
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Who does? |
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> All I want to do is run partprobe and then carry on working. It should |
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> not be necessary to reboot to do this. |
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Unfortunately, that's not always the case. hdparm -z sometimes allows you |
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to do this, but at least when it fails you are warned of the dangers of |
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carrying on without rebooting. Reboots are inconvenient, but data loss is |
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far worse. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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"Bother", said Pooh, as he put the message in the wrong conference |
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