-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: RIPEMD160 Arch Linux doesn't have a plugdev group or at least mine doesn't. On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 06:51:20PM -0700, James Mcphee wrote: > On ubuntu systems, you have to be part of the "plugdev" group to get the > removable media automatically. > > On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 11:18 AM, Dazed_75 wrote: > > > I apologize if you have already tried this (I deleted some of the earlier > > messages after reading them). But have you tried creating another normal > > user and logging in as that user to see what happens when you plug the USB > > device in? > > > > If that works, the problem is fairly certain to be in some setting or > > conflict for your usual user only. If it does not the problem is likely > > something to do with how "normal" users are defined in your system and their > > permissions to do things. The ability for a normal user to use removable > > [and writeable] devices which would commonly be denied to normal users in > > some environments. > > > > > > On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 6:47 PM, Steve Holmes wrote: > > > >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > >> Hash: RIPEMD160 > >> > >> Yes I followed the suggestions and updated hal and udev from the > >> testing repo but still no go. Strangely, it works fine if I login as > >> root but from my normal user account, it just goes as far as finding > >> and identifying the device but it won't mount to save its life. In > >> fact, if I go to Computer, the device shows up in the list of volume > >> names but if I right click and attempt to mount, it just ignores it. > >> Yet if root plugs in the device, it comes up in the Nautilus view > >> without a problem. I can then leave it plugged in and logout from > >> root and log back in with mynormal account and the drive is still > >> accessible but mounted under root. I guess logging out of gnome > >> doesn't unmount the drive; not sure what is supposed to happen there. > >> > >> I don't know enough about gnome internals to know where to look > >> further. So more help would be greately appreciated. BTW, thanks for > >> the link though; that gave me something to try. > >> > >> On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 06:35:41AM -0700, Eric Shubert wrote: > >> > Have you seen this? > >> > http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=77716 > >> > > >> > Steve Holmes wrote: > >> > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > >> > > Hash: RIPEMD160 > >> > > > >> > > I have a question and a problem here with the automounting of drives > >> > > and media in Gnome. Let me try and sort out what I know here. On my > >> > > normal user account, when I plug in a USB drive of any kind, the > >> > > automount feature of gnome doesn't take hold. HAL discovers it ok and > >> > > even will build the sym links in /dev/disk/by-label but gnome won't > >> > > pick this up and make it available. All the volume and removable > >> > > device options are set properly. > >> > > > >> > > Now I just tried logging into gnome this morning from my root account > >> > > and there, the device automounted and everything seemed to work > >> > > great. I guess there is a difference between my normal user's > >> > > settings and root's. Where can I find the settings in conf files or > >> > > whatever to possibly fix this automount problem? > >> > > > >> > > I'm running 2.6.30 kernel on an Arch Linux system with latest updates > >> > > which includes Gnome 2.26 right now. > >> > > > >> > > Any help or ideas? > >> > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > >> > > Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) > >> > > > >> > > iEYEAREDAAYFAkqVGSEACgkQWSjv55S0LfHRSwCfYCFuCVHhYranDNgnTjp/Rkv7 > >> > > oxcAn1t/+cjLd66Z6kUTdS2Ago6kzByl > >> > > =9qhh > >> > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > >> > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > -Eric 'shubes' > >> > > >> > --------------------------------------------------- > >> > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > >> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >> > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > >> Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) > >> > >> iEYEAREDAAYFAkqV5cAACgkQWSjv55S0LfHDRwCdEhEcmtWprhAgW4MCIIsi+y9e > >> +AUAn2GRjhd7P76oNtJrOmRCiZnorJds > >> =yYr5 > >> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > >> --------------------------------------------------- > >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Dazed_75 a.k.a. 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