eject misidentifies removeable devices

[qpieus]

Binary package hint: eject

I'm using Kubuntu 8.04.

What happens: When I right click on the desktop icon for a mounted USB device (media player or a USB stick, it happens with both) and select "safely remove" I get the "synchronizing data to disk, please wait" message (this is expected) but then I get an error message that says "Error: kio_media_mounthelper. The device was successfully unmounted, but could not be ejected."

What I expected to happen: The data should be synchronized and the device unmounted with no error messages about not being able to eject device.

I did not get this error message when I was using 7.10.

I found this bug report from the Red Hat bugzilla site. It describes the problem very well. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=437362

Please ask me what other information you need. Thanks!

apt-get show:
Package: eject
Priority: important
Section: utils
Installed-Size: 288
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers <email address hidden>
Original-Maintainer: Frank Lichtenheld <email address hidden>
Architecture: i386
Version: 2.1.5-6
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.6.1-1), libdevmapper1.02.1
Suggests: cdtool, setcd
Filename: pool/main/e/eject/eject_2.1.5-6_i386.deb
Size: 30606
MD5sum: 915d5f7f56b6d7663db43963cdac1958
SHA1: 748fc311e4386493ceefd6d6164598c93fc4087a
SHA256: 4f8f77bd2f8c3bfdfa412329a166f290d73630f23725d77f29116e80729487fd
Description: ejects CDs and operates CD-Changers under Linux
 This little program will eject CD-ROMs (assuming your drive supports
 the CDROMEJECT ioctl). It also allows setting the autoeject feature.
 .
 On supported ATAPI/IDE multi-disc CD-ROM changers, it allows changing
 the active disc.

 You can also use eject to properly disconnect external mass-storage
 devices like digital cameras or portable music players.
Bugs: mailto:<email address hidden>
Origin: Ubuntu
Task: minimal

apt-cache policy eject:
eject:
  Installed: 2.1.5-6
  Candidate: 2.1.5-6
  Version table:
 *** 2.1.5-6 0
        500 http://mirrors.cs.wmich.edu hardy/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

[doorknob60 (doorknob60)]

I'll confirm this bug in Kubuntu 8.04 x86_64 too. Happens with my memory card and flash drive.

[Mads Peter Rommedahl (lhademmor)]

...and with my iPod as well. Very annoying.

[Kåre Särs (kare-sars)]

This is a duplicate of

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/217550

which has 3 workarounds.