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On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 6:19 AM, luis jure <ljc@××××××××××××.uy> wrote: |
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> hello list, |
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> i purchased recently an external usb disk (HP SimpleSave, 1.5 TB). |
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> i re-formatted it with an ext4 file system, but i can't get rid of the |
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> "virtual cd" created by the manufacturer with some backup software. |
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I don't think it is possible to remove it. Disks with this kind of |
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"helpful" stuff are annoying because of violating corporate policies, |
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being seen as non-hdd by some devices that accept external hard drives |
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(like a dvr, media center etc). A quick googling basically said that |
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people who don't like it sold it and bought a different brand... |
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I think Neil's on the right track, you can make a udev rule to |
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hide/disable/eject to it... I do not remember if udev has a blacklist |
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functionality or not. maybe? |
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