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I see that other distros like Ubuntu mount everything when it is plugged but gentoo doesn't, I enabled inotify in the kernel, installed hal and fam but still no luck ...
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- 09-24-2006 #1Linux Guru
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Auto mounting cds and pen drives
I see that other distros like Ubuntu mount everything when it is plugged but gentoo doesn't, I enabled inotify in the kernel, installed hal and fam but still no luck also added myself to the plugdev group.
for it's not a problem as I like to mount the things I want manually, but sometimes other people use my computer and can't figure how to mount and unmount things (windows users ...). As a temporary solution I added a shell script on my desktop to mount and access cdroms and pendrives automatically but I would like a more consistent solution.
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What worked for me (as far as I can tell) was using both udev and hal. You mentioned that you have hal running, but what about udev?
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I have also udev running, thanks for your reply
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Now, my devices get mounted when I plug them but I can't get them to appear it the desktop thus they can't be unmounte easily, any help would be great.
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Using KDE? If you right-click on the desktop and select "Configure Desktop..." from the pop-up menu, then pick "Behavior" from the left pane of the configure window, you'll see a tab for "Device Icons." Check the "Show device icons:" box and pick the ones you want to see.
Sorry I can't be of much assistance for other DEs, and I'm guessing it simply won't work with bare WMs.
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I am using GNOME.
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can't you put "auto" in the <opts> column in your /etc/fstab?
Here's why Linux is easier than Windows:
Package Managers! Apt-Get and Portage (among others) allow users to install programs MUCH easier than Windows can.
Hardware Drivers. In SuSE, ALL the hardware is detected and installed automatically! How is this harder than Windows' constant disc changing and rebooting?
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If I do this, I think it would be mounted even if it is not connected!
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It wont be mounted if it isn't there
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I'll try this, didn't know that
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