On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 1:20 PM, David Rosenstrauch <darose@xxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > On 11/05/2009 01:06 AM, David C. Rankin wrote: > >> Guys, >> >> I did a fresh install of 2009.08 on a new drive for my laptop. For >> the past 8 months, I have never gotten the freedesktop.org -- >> removable policy to work. (well, maybe for a week or so before the >> kernel change in July). I wanted to make sure I got it right this >> time so I haven't monkeyed with the policies yet. >> >> In kde4, all of my removable devices are properly recognized (usb >> sticks, 2.5" laptop drives connected via usb, etc.). Despite being >> recognized properly, >> >> (1) the user cannot access the drives - until root has accessed them >> (like opening konqueror su) >> >> (2) none of the drives are mounted for the user under /media - until >> root has accessed them >> > > Thanks for any help you can give. Sincerely yours, "stumped by hal, >> dbus and PK. Rankin" >> > > Here's what I did to get this working under KDE4 (and now Xfce): > > * make sure dbus is running > * make sure hal is running > * use the stock /etc/PolicyKit/PolicyKit.conf (i.e., remove any edits you > may have made) > * if you're using a login manager (or launch script) that doesn't > automatically invoke console kit for you (e.g., slim, /etc/inittab, etc.), > then launch your window manager session using ck-launch-session (e.g., "exec > ck-launch-session startkde") > > That's it. After following these directions, if I plug in an iPod, a thumb > drive, or even insert a CD, then KDE or Xfce will automatically get notified > about the new media, alert me accordingly, and allow me to mount/browse the > new device. > > If this doesn't work for you, please feel free to email back with details > as to what failed. > > HTH, > > DR > I guess removable devices works (at least for me), but the problem appears while trying to mount a fixed storage. -- Flávio Coutinho da Costa
