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. > > Best, > Well the above seems to work but why? -- ======================================================================= You are a very redundant person, that's what kind of person you are. ------------------------------------------- Aaron Konstam Computer Science Trinity University One Trinity Place. San Antonio, TX 78212-7200 telephone: (210)-999-7484 email:akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxx
