> >> On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 18:59:51 -0600 (CST), Brian Millett >> <bpm@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> >>> Hello, I just purchased a DVD+-RW drive that I put into a usb 2.0 >>> enclosure. The manufacture is: >>> >>> scsi0 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices >>> Vendor: MAD DOG Model: MD-16XDVD9 Rev: 2.F6 >>> Type: CD-ROM ANSI SCSI revision: 02 >>> >>> It looks like to burn anything (dvd/cd) with this external device, I >>> have to stop haldaemon. If I do not, then I have coasters. >>> >>> My question is, is there any way to have hal ignore this device when >>> a blank cd/dvd is inserted? I, ofcourse, would want hal to mount any >>> valid disk that is inserted. >> >> Hal doesnt mount anything by itself.... >> maybe you are refering to gnome-volume-manager, which interacts with >> hal to mount storage devices and deal with removable media when >> inserted.. assuming you are running gnome. My understanding is, at >> least in gnome, it should be enough to disable gnome-volume-manager's >> handling of blank writable dvd/cd media. > > Jeff, > Thanks. Yep I am running gnome. Running gnome-volume-properties > shows > that blank cds are disabled. However, if I put one in (cd/dvd) they > show up being handled by nautilus-cd-burn-whatever-comand. What I have > here is a failure to communicate. Well, before I filed a bug, I tried stopping g-v-m and inserted a blank cd. Nuts! It shows up. So any ideas what is really handling mounting blank media? Or is that a bug? Or am I just not testing correctly? -- Brian Millett Enterprise Consulting Group "Shifts in paradigms (314) 205-9030 often cause nose bleeds." bpmATec-groupDOTcom Greg Glenn