SATA card-reader unusable after eject? (was: Nashua LUG and linux question)

[Marc Nozell (marc@nozell.com)]

Why not just use the 'unmount' button from nautilus rather than 'safely
remove'?  That is really want you want.

-marc


On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 6:53 PM, Mac <ussndmac at charter.net> wrote:

> After reading the responses here:
>
>
> http://askubuntu.com/questions/86019/what-is-the-difference-between-eject-and-safely-remove-device
>
> I used the Safely Remove option: leds out. Then I unplugged the molex
> power connector to the device and plugged it back in. Leds came on and
> the device auto-mounted.
>
> So, id there a command that will bring it back instead of unplugging
> the power? Would prefer to keep the case closed and I don't
> particularly like power plugging while up and running... ;)
>
>
>
> On Sat, Oct 19, 2013 at 3:30 PM, Joshua Judson Rosen
> <rozzin at geekspace.com> wrote:
> > Mac <ussndmac at charter.net> writes:
> >>
> >> I bought a sata card reader. and installed it
> >> on my Debian machine. It works fine when I boot up. But if I choose
> >> eject or safely remove, it appears to have no power after that.
> >>
> >> Is it possible to get it back without reboot?
> >
> > Does the block device in /dev/sdwhatever still exist?
> > If so, does running "eject -t" on it make it work again?
> >
> > --
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