Re: cd drive mounting

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On Sat, 2004-12-25 at 23:09 +0000, Sharon Kimble wrote:
> akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> > On Sat, Dec 25, 2004 at 10:15:20AM -0700, Steve Fink wrote:
> >> > > Mark & Aaron,
> >> > > 
> >> > > Do you also have automount turned on?
> >> > > 
> >> > > As your user, not root, check...
> >> > > Preferences --> Removable Storage, check the box that says mount
> >> > > removable media when inserted.
> >> > > 
> >> > > Best,
> >> > > 
> >> > > Steve
> >> > 
> >> > hi Steve,
> >> > 
> >> > I doubled checked the removable storage interface and all is as it
> >> > should be. I looked to make sure just where the CD drive is connected
> >> > on the motherboard and it is on IDE1 whereas both hard drives are on
> >> > IDE0. I've got the services utility open, autofs is running and the
> >> > status thusly:
> >> > 
> >> > Configured Mount Points:
> >> > ------------------------
> >> > 
> >> > Active Mount Points:
> >> > --------------------
> >> > 
> >> > Might there be some configuration that needs to be done that might have
> >> > supposed to have been done during installation that didn't happen for
> >> > some reason. So far as i've seen from another on this list my fstab
> >> > appears to contain exactly the same thing as his. At present the only
> >> > way I can mount and use the CD drive for reading data cd's is if I
> >> > become root and manually mount the device.
> >> > 
> >> > --
> >> > Mark
> >> > 
> >> > "If you have found a very wise man, then you've found
> >> > a man that at one time was an idiot and lived long enough
> >> > to learn from his own stupidity."
> >> > 
> >> 
> >> Mark,
> >> 
> >> As root edit the file named /usr/share/hal/fdi/90defaultpolicy/storage-
> >> policy.fdi
> >> 
> >> Locate the line that says <merge
> >> key="storage.policy.default.mount_option.noauto"
> >> type="bool">true</merge>
> >> 
> >> Change the true to false.
> >> 
> >> Then reboot.
> >> 
> >> See if that helps.
> >>
> I tried this and it made no difference at all. Any more clues/ideas please?
> 
> Sharon.
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> 

Sharon,

In my previous post to Aaron I recapped the steps that got his working.
If those steps don't work for you please reply with a copy of
your /etc/fstab file.

Best,

Steve





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