Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> <snip>
> Opening the CF door does exhibit different behavior from the power
> switch but I think it's clearly by design. Opening the CF door
> activates another soft switch that stops writing as soon as the current
> file or file set (raw + JPEG) is written. It definitely does not stop
> writing immediately and I could not force a corrupted file. However,
> anything beyond one file or file set is discarded.
>
Thanks! I didn't know those details. I guess I've very seldom been at
risk anyway..
> I say I can see that this is by design since I think the logic is thus:
> "Uh, oh! You opened the damned door and I'm still writing. If you
> hit that eject button it's possible that I might be writing the FAT at
> that time and if the FAT gets trashed you're in the hurts... and there's
> nothing I can do now to stop you if you suddenly yank out the CF card.
> However, I'm fast enough that I can probably compete the current file
> write before you can get your thumb on that eject button. I'm gonna
> finish this one but then I'm gonna have to shut down so you don't
> completely screw yourself."
>
Not the worst logic in the world. Thanks again for the research.
Moose
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