Re: [SLUG] Flushing cache

From: Bob Stia (rnr@sanctum.com)
Date: Sat Oct 27 2001 - 02:10:55 EDT


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.



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