How to reattach USB thing after safely ejecting?

Question

So, you just ejected your SD card with the 'safely eject' option (in my case in palimpsest GUI).

Then you proceed with your deeds that required the device out of the computer, and are ready to insert it again.

You plug it in... and nothing happens. What should I do for the system to recognize the device again in software? I know I can attach to another USB port, but that's just dumb. Specially if you are talking about a card reader permanently attached and just safely ejected a media.

In steps, for the worst scenario:

1. insert card reader
2. insert SD card
3. linux mount card
4. use card.
5. safely eject card
6. use card in another device
7. reinsert card in linux box
8. nothing happens.

Workaround includes

1. remove card reader
2. attach card reader on another usb port
3. insert sd card and go back to step 4 above.

Answer 1

It seems to me that you are confusing eject and safely remove drive options.

In you gnome menu, you'd have two options:

1. eject (or umount) removes (or umounts) the card from you card reader.
2. safely remove drive removes the drive (the card reader) from the system.

If you use the first one, you will not have to reconnect your drive to the system.

Answer 2

Why not just mount it again? Am I missing something obvious?