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From: Jolly Roger on 12 Aug 2010 19:37 In article <51W5y0sPNk52-pn2-mcuvOFYg6tqj(a)localhost>, "John Varela" <newlamps(a)verizon.net> wrote: > On Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:06:19 UTC, Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> > wrote: > > > In article <51W5y0sPNk52-pn2-ZF2iHsd44oer(a)localhost>, > > "John Varela" <newlamps(a)verizon.net> wrote: > > > > > On Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:28:27 UTC, "Thomas R. Kettler" > > > <tkettler(a)blownfuse.net> wrote: > > > > > > > In article > > > > <replytome-929319.12213710082010(a)reserved-multicast-range-not-delegated. > > > > example.com>, > > > > Suze <replytome(a)thenewsgroup.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > In article > > > > > <fbaa2cb4-a640-4bcb-be9a-b01c86aea15a(a)y32g2000prc.googlegroups.com>, > > > > > SpreadTooThin <bjobrien62(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > I connected an external hard drive by firewire to my mini, later i > > > > > > right clicked on it and ejected it. > > > > > > How can I 're-mount' it without removing the firewire cable and > > > > > > reconnecting it? > > > > > > Is there a command line or gui to do this? > > > > > > > > > > Turn on-off switch to off. Then turn it back on. It should mount. > > > > > > > > Some external hard drives do not have on-off switches. > > > > > > I have one like that. I reach behind it and pull the power plug, > > > then plug it back in. That's only marginally more difficult than > > > flipping a switch off and on. > > > > Yikes. I hope you do that *after* unmounting it... > > > Well, yes. The OP's problem was how to re-mount a drive that has > been unmounted (see Subject line). Indeed, but unless you are the OP... -- Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me. E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts. JR
From: John Varela on 13 Aug 2010 15:14 On Thu, 12 Aug 2010 23:37:17 UTC, Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> wrote: > In article <51W5y0sPNk52-pn2-mcuvOFYg6tqj(a)localhost>, > "John Varela" <newlamps(a)verizon.net> wrote: > > > On Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:06:19 UTC, Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> > > wrote: > > > > > In article <51W5y0sPNk52-pn2-ZF2iHsd44oer(a)localhost>, > > > "John Varela" <newlamps(a)verizon.net> wrote: > > > > > > > On Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:28:27 UTC, "Thomas R. Kettler" > > > > <tkettler(a)blownfuse.net> wrote: > > > > > > > > > In article > > > > > <replytome-929319.12213710082010(a)reserved-multicast-range-not-delegated. > > > > > example.com>, > > > > > Suze <replytome(a)thenewsgroup.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > In article > > > > > > <fbaa2cb4-a640-4bcb-be9a-b01c86aea15a(a)y32g2000prc.googlegroups.com>, > > > > > > SpreadTooThin <bjobrien62(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > I connected an external hard drive by firewire to my mini, later i > > > > > > > right clicked on it and ejected it. > > > > > > > How can I 're-mount' it without removing the firewire cable and > > > > > > > reconnecting it? > > > > > > > Is there a command line or gui to do this? > > > > > > > > > > > > Turn on-off switch to off. Then turn it back on. It should mount. > > > > > > > > > > Some external hard drives do not have on-off switches. > > > > > > > > I have one like that. I reach behind it and pull the power plug, > > > > then plug it back in. That's only marginally more difficult than > > > > flipping a switch off and on. > > > > > > Yikes. I hope you do that *after* unmounting it... > > > > > > Well, yes. The OP's problem was how to re-mount a drive that has > > been unmounted (see Subject line). > > Indeed, but unless you are the OP... The OP asked how to remount a drive. Suze said to turn it off and on. Thomas Kettler said some drives have no switch. I said I have no problem unplugging and replugging one. Then you cautioned me to unmount it first. -- John Varela
From: Jolly Roger on 13 Aug 2010 15:20 In article <51W5y0sPNk52-pn2-TPvndoWRZrYQ(a)localhost>, "John Varela" <newlamps(a)verizon.net> wrote: > On Thu, 12 Aug 2010 23:37:17 UTC, Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> > wrote: > > > In article <51W5y0sPNk52-pn2-mcuvOFYg6tqj(a)localhost>, > > "John Varela" <newlamps(a)verizon.net> wrote: > > > > > On Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:06:19 UTC, Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > In article <51W5y0sPNk52-pn2-ZF2iHsd44oer(a)localhost>, > > > > "John Varela" <newlamps(a)verizon.net> wrote: > > > > > > > > > On Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:28:27 UTC, "Thomas R. Kettler" > > > > > <tkettler(a)blownfuse.net> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > In article > > > > > > <replytome-929319.12213710082010(a)reserved-multicast-range-not-delega > > > > > > ted. > > > > > > example.com>, > > > > > > Suze <replytome(a)thenewsgroup.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > In article > > > > > > > <fbaa2cb4-a640-4bcb-be9a-b01c86aea15a(a)y32g2000prc.googlegroups.com > > > > > > > >, > > > > > > > SpreadTooThin <bjobrien62(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I connected an external hard drive by firewire to my mini, > > > > > > > > later i > > > > > > > > right clicked on it and ejected it. > > > > > > > > How can I 're-mount' it without removing the firewire cable and > > > > > > > > reconnecting it? > > > > > > > > Is there a command line or gui to do this? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Turn on-off switch to off. Then turn it back on. It should mount. > > > > > > > > > > > > Some external hard drives do not have on-off switches. > > > > > > > > > > I have one like that. I reach behind it and pull the power plug, > > > > > then plug it back in. That's only marginally more difficult than > > > > > flipping a switch off and on. > > > > > > > > Yikes. I hope you do that *after* unmounting it... > > > > > > > > > Well, yes. The OP's problem was how to re-mount a drive that has > > > been unmounted (see Subject line). > > > > Indeed, but unless you are the OP... > > The OP asked how to remount a drive. Suze said to turn it off and > on. Thomas Kettler said some drives have no switch. I said I have no > problem unplugging and replugging one. Then you cautioned me to > unmount it first. I simply hoped, for your own good, that you unmounted your own before turning it off. This exchange is borderline silly. Can we end it? -- Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me. E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts. JR
From: John Varela on 13 Aug 2010 16:21 On Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:20:20 UTC, Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> wrote: > In article <51W5y0sPNk52-pn2-TPvndoWRZrYQ(a)localhost>, > "John Varela" <newlamps(a)verizon.net> wrote: > > > On Thu, 12 Aug 2010 23:37:17 UTC, Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> > > wrote: > > > > > In article <51W5y0sPNk52-pn2-mcuvOFYg6tqj(a)localhost>, > > > "John Varela" <newlamps(a)verizon.net> wrote: > > > > > > > On Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:06:19 UTC, Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > In article <51W5y0sPNk52-pn2-ZF2iHsd44oer(a)localhost>, > > > > > "John Varela" <newlamps(a)verizon.net> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:28:27 UTC, "Thomas R. Kettler" > > > > > > <tkettler(a)blownfuse.net> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > In article > > > > > > > <replytome-929319.12213710082010(a)reserved-multicast-range-not-delega > > > > > > > ted. > > > > > > > example.com>, > > > > > > > Suze <replytome(a)thenewsgroup.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In article > > > > > > > > <fbaa2cb4-a640-4bcb-be9a-b01c86aea15a(a)y32g2000prc.googlegroups.com > > > > > > > > >, > > > > > > > > SpreadTooThin <bjobrien62(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I connected an external hard drive by firewire to my mini, > > > > > > > > > later i > > > > > > > > > right clicked on it and ejected it. > > > > > > > > > How can I 're-mount' it without removing the firewire cable and > > > > > > > > > reconnecting it? > > > > > > > > > Is there a command line or gui to do this? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Turn on-off switch to off. Then turn it back on. It should mount. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Some external hard drives do not have on-off switches. > > > > > > > > > > > > I have one like that. I reach behind it and pull the power plug, > > > > > > then plug it back in. That's only marginally more difficult than > > > > > > flipping a switch off and on. > > > > > > > > > > Yikes. I hope you do that *after* unmounting it... > > > > > > > > > > > > Well, yes. The OP's problem was how to re-mount a drive that has > > > > been unmounted (see Subject line). > > > > > > Indeed, but unless you are the OP... > > > > The OP asked how to remount a drive. Suze said to turn it off and > > on. Thomas Kettler said some drives have no switch. I said I have no > > problem unplugging and replugging one. Then you cautioned me to > > unmount it first. > > I simply hoped, for your own good, that you unmounted your own before > turning it off. > > This exchange is borderline silly. Can we end it? By all means. -- John Varela
From: Jolly Roger on 13 Aug 2010 16:35 In article <51W5y0sPNk52-pn2-Rd4eD5d9WK6s(a)localhost>, "John Varela" <newlamps(a)verizon.net> wrote: > On Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:20:20 UTC, Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> > wrote: > > > In article <51W5y0sPNk52-pn2-TPvndoWRZrYQ(a)localhost>, > > "John Varela" <newlamps(a)verizon.net> wrote: > > > > > On Thu, 12 Aug 2010 23:37:17 UTC, Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > In article <51W5y0sPNk52-pn2-mcuvOFYg6tqj(a)localhost>, > > > > "John Varela" <newlamps(a)verizon.net> wrote: > > > > > > > > > On Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:06:19 UTC, Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > In article <51W5y0sPNk52-pn2-ZF2iHsd44oer(a)localhost>, > > > > > > "John Varela" <newlamps(a)verizon.net> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:28:27 UTC, "Thomas R. Kettler" > > > > > > > <tkettler(a)blownfuse.net> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In article > > > > > > > > <replytome-929319.12213710082010(a)reserved-multicast-range-not-de > > > > > > > > lega > > > > > > > > ted. > > > > > > > > example.com>, > > > > > > > > Suze <replytome(a)thenewsgroup.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In article > > > > > > > > > <fbaa2cb4-a640-4bcb-be9a-b01c86aea15a(a)y32g2000prc.googlegroups > > > > > > > > > .com > > > > > > > > > >, > > > > > > > > > SpreadTooThin <bjobrien62(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I connected an external hard drive by firewire to my mini, > > > > > > > > > > later i > > > > > > > > > > right clicked on it and ejected it. > > > > > > > > > > How can I 're-mount' it without removing the firewire cable > > > > > > > > > > and > > > > > > > > > > reconnecting it? > > > > > > > > > > Is there a command line or gui to do this? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Turn on-off switch to off. Then turn it back on. It should > > > > > > > > > mount. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Some external hard drives do not have on-off switches. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have one like that. I reach behind it and pull the power plug, > > > > > > > then plug it back in. That's only marginally more difficult than > > > > > > > flipping a switch off and on. > > > > > > > > > > > > Yikes. I hope you do that *after* unmounting it... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Well, yes. The OP's problem was how to re-mount a drive that has > > > > > been unmounted (see Subject line). > > > > > > > > Indeed, but unless you are the OP... > > > > > > The OP asked how to remount a drive. Suze said to turn it off and > > > on. Thomas Kettler said some drives have no switch. I said I have no > > > problem unplugging and replugging one. Then you cautioned me to > > > unmount it first. > > > > I simply hoped, for your own good, that you unmounted your own before > > turning it off. > > > > This exchange is borderline silly. Can we end it? > > By all means. Thanks. Sorry for the interruption. -- Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me. E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts. JR
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