CrossMAC - Ejecting a HDD ?

Sebiohazard · 04 February 2023, 23:10

Hello everyone !

I use CrossMAC for file transfer from my WB to System Mac & vice versa it works fine.

I would simply like to "eject" the HDD from my WB but the option in CrossMAC does not allow it to be done (see screen):

I check the "Eject" box but nothing happens ? How do I eject my HDD (it's a 40MB .dsk file) ?

Greetings !

Sebiohazard · 06 February 2023, 02:26

Anyone to help me ?

jayminer · 06 February 2023, 13:18

I have no clue how this works but have you tried dismounting it with "Assign MHD0: DISMOUNT" ?

Sebiohazard · 06 February 2023, 14:57

Hello yes I also tried:

Code:

Assign Dismount MHD0:

Nothing works. Now I have another problem, I can no longer delete the HDD that I want to disassemble, how to do ?

Jope · 07 February 2023, 08:38

I hate to speculate, so here I am speculating again. Probably you just can't eject a HDD, so you will need to reboot to free it.

Sebiohazard · 10 February 2023, 23:04

No it doesn't work...

Jope · 12 February 2023, 13:31

What did you try that doesn't work?

Sebiohazard · 13 February 2023, 17:10

Your technique

Jope · 14 February 2023, 08:59

Have you identified what is mounting the hard disk at boot?

Do you have a dosdriver for it in devs:dosdrivers? Move that to sys:storage/dosdrivers?

Sebiohazard · 28 February 2023, 22:55

Hello, I found the solution elsewhere, here it is:

You have to edit the "user-startup" with this command:

Assign Dismount MHD0:

Another solution is to delete the MHD0 file in "devs/dosdrivers/" however this operation will be permanent.

Greetings

Jope · 01 March 2023, 08:03

Assign dismount isn't as thorough as you would want.

Instead of using assign dismount or deleting mhd0 from devs/dosdrivers, you should move mdh0 and its icon to storage/dosdrivers instead.

Now if you need to mount it, you can still easily mount it manually by saying mount mdh0: .. the mount command will search both devs and storage for dosdrivers automatically.

shelter · 01 March 2023, 10:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jope

Assign dismount isn't as thorough as you would want.
The mount command will search both devs and storage for dosdrivers automatically.

I had no idea about this. I thought stuff in Storage wasn't used at all.

Jope · 01 March 2023, 12:27

Ok, it's basically the devs/* hierarchy but not activated automatically.

Ah, in addition to using the shell, you can also double click the mdh0 dosdriver's icon to mount it on demand, if the icon has been set up correctly.

04 February 2023, 23:10	#1
Sebiohazard Registered User Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: France Posts: 99	CrossMAC - Ejecting a HDD ? Hello everyone ! I use CrossMAC for file transfer from my WB to System Mac & vice versa it works fine. I would simply like to "eject" the HDD from my WB but the option in CrossMAC does not allow it to be done (see screen): I check the "Eject" box but nothing happens ? How do I eject my HDD (it's a 40MB .dsk file) ? Greetings ! Attached Thumbnails

06 February 2023, 14:57	#4
Sebiohazard Registered User Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: France Posts: 99	Hello yes I also tried: Code: Assign Dismount MHD0: Nothing works. Now I have another problem, I can no longer delete the HDD that I want to disassemble, how to do ?

28 February 2023, 22:55	#10
Sebiohazard Registered User Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: France Posts: 99	Hello, I found the solution elsewhere, here it is: You have to edit the "user-startup" with this command: Assign Dismount MHD0: Another solution is to delete the MHD0 file in "devs/dosdrivers/" however this operation will be permanent. Greetings

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06 February 2023, 02:26	#2
Sebiohazard Registered User Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: France Posts: 99	Anyone to help me ?

06 February 2023, 13:18	#3
jayminer Registered User Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Umeå / Sweden Posts: 266	I have no clue how this works but have you tried dismounting it with "Assign MHD0: DISMOUNT" ?

07 February 2023, 08:38	#5
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,861	I hate to speculate, so here I am speculating again. Probably you just can't eject a HDD, so you will need to reboot to free it.

10 February 2023, 23:04	#6
Sebiohazard Registered User Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: France Posts: 99	No it doesn't work...

12 February 2023, 13:31	#7
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,861	What did you try that doesn't work?

13 February 2023, 17:10	#8
Sebiohazard Registered User Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: France Posts: 99	Your technique

14 February 2023, 08:59	#9
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,861	Have you identified what is mounting the hard disk at boot? Do you have a dosdriver for it in devs:dosdrivers? Move that to sys:storage/dosdrivers?

01 March 2023, 08:03	#11
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,861	Assign dismount isn't as thorough as you would want. Instead of using assign dismount or deleting mhd0 from devs/dosdrivers, you should move mdh0 and its icon to storage/dosdrivers instead. Now if you need to mount it, you can still easily mount it manually by saying mount mdh0: .. the mount command will search both devs and storage for dosdrivers automatically.

01 March 2023, 12:27	#13
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,861	Ok, it's basically the devs/* hierarchy but not activated automatically. Ah, in addition to using the shell, you can also double click the mdh0 dosdriver's icon to mount it on demand, if the icon has been set up correctly.

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