Is It Possible to Have a Shortcut Button Assigned to Eject USB HDD?

Hello,

Here is my auto-answer in case someone is interrested in having a menu shortcut to disconnect the Vero-4K external drive safely:

  • On Windows create a “Unmount.py” file with the following text content:

    from subprocess import call
    call([“udisks”, “–unmount”, “/dev/sda1”])

  • Install WinSCP and connect to the Vero. This post tells how to:
    Is It Possible to Have a Shortcut Button Assigned to Eject USB HDD? - #12 by the_bo

  • Copy the file to “/home/userscripts” (or wherever you want)

  • On the Vero-4K go to “Settings / Interface / Skin setup / Customize Home Menu” and add a shortcut where needed. Personnaly I want it in the sub-menu (left key) of the “Files” menu item.

  • Define Name : “Disconnect Drive”

  • Define Action with the following custom command:

    RunScript("/home/userscripts/Unmount.py")

That’s it.

I have also added a “Connect Drive” shortcut with the same method : call([“udisks”, “–mount”, “/dev/sda1”]). But I guess someone will want a single script that connects or disconnects depending on the current status.

I wonder why the functionnality is not provided by Kodi or at least facilitated by an Addon.