On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 22:01:02 +0100, fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Dear Fedora List, > > When I show off my brand new FC3 system to Windows-centric friends, we > invariably get to a point where they'd like to see me open a Windows Media > File, or a MS Word Document. I'm proud that Xine and OpenOffice can do that, > only to be embarassed when my computer won't return the CD they've given me > the files on. I am not a friend of manually mounting and unmounting drives on > my home PC (I do know the arguments about security, etc), and to my dismay I > have found that FC3 continues a long tradition of Linux systems I have used > in that automounting still does not work properly. try switching to gnome which includes gnome-volume-manager accessible through preferences menu. FAM has been replaced with a ABI compatible gamin -- Regards, Rahul Sundaram
