Re: auto-mounting removable drives

[Paul Allen Newell]

On 12/9/2013 7:41 PM, poma wrote:
> On 09.12.2013 22:11, Paul Allen Newell wrote:
> > On 12/9/13 8:15 AM, poma wrote:
> > > On 09.12.2013 05:07, Paul Allen Newell wrote:
> > > > Hello:
> > > >
> > > > I am running F19 xfce on a 32bit box (fully updated at the time of this
> > > > test)
> > > >
> > > > I have "Applications Menu -> Settings -> Removable Drives and Media" open
> > > >
> > > > Under "Removable Storage":
> > > >        [checked] Mount removable drives when hot-plugged
> > > >        [checked] Mount removable drives when inserted
> > > >        [checked] Browse removable media when inserted
> > > >        [not checked] Auto-run programs on new drives and media
> > > >        [not checked] Auto-open files on new drives and media
> > > >
> > > > Nothing else is checked on this or all the other tabs.
> > > >
> > > > Whether I hot-plug a memory stick into the computer or plug it in before
> > > > powering on, it never mounts the volume until I manually go to the icon
> > > > on the desktop and tell it to "please go mount yourself"
> > > >
> > > > Am I not understanding the options under "Settings -> Removable Storage"?
> > > >
> > > > I first encountered this in F16 under xfce but figured I wasn't
> > > > understanding something as I had just switched from F14 gnome where I
> > > > could hot-plug
> > > >
> > > > I have three Linux boxes and it doesn't auto mount on any of them, so I
> > > > am not thinking it is a hardware problem to a particular machine.
> > > >
> > > > This also happens with cd/dvd when inserted ... have to manually "please
> > > > go mount yourself" (and, yes, the phraseology is intentional as I am
> > > > rather frustrated by this)
> > > >
> > > > Thanks in advance for any advice
> > > > Paul
> > >
> > > http://docs.xfce.org/xfce/thunar/preferences#advanced_preferences
> > > Volume Management
> > >
> > > $ xfconf-query -c thunar -p /misc-volume-management
> > > $ xfconf-query -c thunar -p /misc-volume-management -s true
> > >
> > > poma
> >
> > Poma:
> >
> > Thanks for reply.
> >
> > Volume management is checked on as the link you provided shows
> >
> > Running the command "xfconf-query -c thunar -p /misc-volume-management"
> > returns the following:
> >
> > Property "misc-volume-management" does not exist on channel "thunar".
> >
> > The package thunar-volman is already installed on my machine (0.8.0-4.fc19).
> >
> > The only other thing I can spot in your link is reference to HAL. When I
> > hunt around to find out information, I come across the following on the
> > xfce site for thunar-volman: " HAL is undergoing deprecation at the
> > moment. All major distributions push for the removal of HAL in favor of
> > DeviceKit-disks/udisk, DeviceKit-power/upower and udev"
> > (http://wiki.xfce.org/dev/thunar-volman-udev). Everything I can see on
> > this implies the transition as 2009 to 2010 range.
>
> :)
> The requirement part is outdated, anyway the emphasis was on
> http://docs.xfce.org/_media/xfce/thunar/preferences-advanced.png
> $ grep Required -A13 /usr/share/doc/thunar-volman-0.8.0/README
> > The other response from Dale suggested that I take it to the xfce
> > general discussion site (which I intend to do after seeing if I get any
> > more info here).
> >
> > Any suggestions on what I should be looking for to better understand the
> > problem?
>
> Just play with it.
> i.e. Re-enable Volume Managment(checkbox)
> or "Create a new property if it does not already exist"[1],
> $ xfconf-query -c thunar -p /misc-volume-management -n -t bool -s true
>
> poma
>
> [1] $ xfconf-query -h

Poma:

Thanks for reply and additional info. I'm going to need some time to 
look into this as I need to understand why I should be creating the new 
property given thunar-volman is installed

Paul