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ctrl-C problem
Authored by: djn1 on Aug 05, '02 04:17:34PM
/usr/sbin/disktool -m disk0s13
(or whatever device node you're using) and the previously-unmounted volume partition will appear in the Finder. The disktool -m command appears to block; it won't return you to the command prompt without hitting Ctrl-C, but the volume will mount fine.


Did you ever find out how to quit disktool without needing to enter ctrl-C? I'm using your tip to run a cron job to mount a firewire drive that I use for backup purposes and as a consequence of disktool -m refusing to quit every so often I need to manually kill the process(es). Each time it runs it leaves another occurrence of itself running. This probably isn't a big problem but it is untidy ;)

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