Re: [SLUG] Flushing cache

From: Justin Keyes (m9u35@yahoo.com)
Date: Sat Oct 27 2001 - 10:47:31 EDT


--- Bob Stia <rnr@sanctum.com> wrote:
> On Friday 26 October 2001 06:55 pm, you wrote:
> > After I check the directory on a floppy, for every floppy after
> that, I
> > get the same directory. Since some of them are known to be blank or
> to
> > contain other files, I can be certain the directory listing I am
> given is
> > wrong.
> >
> > I suspect that I need to flush that section of memory but "umount
> > /dev/fd0" doesn't cut it.
> >
> > Any clues how I can get the old listing out of ram so I can take a
> look at
> > the new one?
> >
> > Bill
>
> Bill,
>
> Maybe too basic but, Are you doing your umount before you pull the
> disk?
> I did that once and the file stays there.
>
> Bob S.

I thought it was REQUIRED that you umount *before* you pull the disk?!!

-Justin Keyes.

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