On 02/06/2017 12:39 PM, Mick wrote: > On Monday 06 Feb 2017 12:32:25 Daniel Frey wrote: >> On 02/06/2017 11:49 AM, Mick wrote: >>> On Monday 06 Feb 2017 07:33:07 Daniel Frey wrote: >>>> On 02/05/2017 10:56 PM, Mick wrote: >>>>> Ha! I just upgraded to 4.9.6-r1 gentoo kernel sources and I can no >>>>> longer mount USB sticks! I can still mount them using pmount on the >>>>> CLI, but the desktop click-to-mount function does not work in Plasma, >>>>> KDE applications or enlightenment. >>>> >>>> I am using gentoo-sources-4.9.6-r1 on my Surface, and I just plugged in >>>> a USB stick and Dolphin mounted it with no issues. >>>> >>>> Dan >>> >>> OK, I had a closer look. Kernel 4.9.6-r1 is not the problem on at least >>> two boxen I just checked - I also tried a Macbook which keeps crashing at >>> boot time with this kernel, but that's for another post. >>> >>> The USB problem is related to the latest updates I ran, which also >>> coincided with the kernel upgrade and this put me off the scent. I >>> booted into 4.4.39 and the problem was still there on two different PCs. >>> >>> I also booted into two different desktop managers, Plasma and >>> Enlightenment. The problem remained with both of them, whether I used KDE >>> apps to mount the USB stick or not. >>> >>> As I mentioned, when I use pmount on the CLI I can mount the device. >>> However, when I used udisksctl, I got this: >>> >>> $ udisksctl mount -b /dev/sdb >>> ==== AUTHENTICATING FOR org.freedesktop.udisks2.filesystem-mount === >>> Authentication is required to mount Crucial Gizmo! overdrive (/dev/sdb) >>> Authenticating as: root >>> Password: >>> >>> What?! This comes up with plain users, and users in the wheel group. >>> This >>> makes me think the problem may be polkit related. These are the packages >>> I >>> emerged last weekend: >>> >>> # genlop --list --date last Saturday >>> >>> * packages merged: >>> Sat Feb 4 08:25:45 2017 >>> sys-libs/efivar-30 >>> Sat Feb 4 08:28:27 2017 >>> sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-4.9.6-r1 >>> Sat Feb 4 08:29:25 2017 >>> sys-apps/portage-2.3.3 >>> Sat Feb 4 08:30:23 2017 >>> net-misc/youtube-dl-2017.02.01 >>> Sat Feb 4 08:30:46 2017 >>> x11-misc/util-macros-1.19.1 >>> Sat Feb 4 08:31:27 2017 >>> >>> kde-plasma/plasma-workspace-wallpapers-5.8.5 >>> Sat Feb 4 08:32:00 2017 >>> kde-plasma/kwallet-pam-5.8.5 >>> Sat Feb 4 08:32:20 2017 >>> sys-boot/efibootmgr-14 >>> Sat Feb 4 08:33:10 2017 >>> net-analyzer/tcpdump-4.9.0 >>> Sat Feb 4 08:33:52 2017 >>> kde-plasma/kdecoration-5.8.5 >>> Sat Feb 4 08:34:39 2017 >>> net-misc/tigervnc-1.7.1 >>> Sat Feb 4 08:36:00 2017 >>> kde-plasma/libkscreen-5.8.5 >>> Sat Feb 4 08:36:34 2017 >>> kde-plasma/kwayland-integration-5.8.5 >>> Sat Feb 4 08:37:51 2017 >>> x11-misc/sddm-0.14.0-r2 >>> Sat Feb 4 08:38:27 2017 >>> kde-plasma/polkit-kde-agent-5.8.5 >>> Sat Feb 4 14:39:34 2017 >>> www-client/chromium-56.0.2924.76-r1 >>> Sat Feb 4 15:22:06 2017 >>> www-client/firefox-45.7.0 >>> Sat Feb 4 15:22:44 2017 >>> kde-plasma/kwrited-5.8.5 >>> Sat Feb 4 15:23:13 2017 >>> kde-plasma/ksshaskpass-5.8.5 >>> Sat Feb 4 15:24:29 2017 >>> kde-plasma/kactivitymanagerd-5.8.5 >>> Sat Feb 4 15:25:20 2017 >>> kde-plasma/systemsettings-5.8.5 >>> Sat Feb 4 15:26:32 2017 >>> kde-plasma/kde-cli-tools-5.8.5 >>> Sat Feb 4 15:27:34 2017 >>> kde-plasma/libksysguard-5.8.5 >>> Sat Feb 4 15:28:34 2017 >>> kde-plasma/plasma-pa-5.8.5 >>> Sat Feb 4 15:29:20 2017 >>> kde-plasma/user-manager-5.8.5 >>> Sat Feb 4 15:29:56 2017 >>> kde-plasma/kgamma-5.8.5 >>> Sat Feb 4 15:31:01 2017 >>> kde-plasma/kscreenlocker-5.8.5 >>> Sat Feb 4 15:31:41 2017 >>> kde-plasma/milou-5.8.5 >>> Sat Feb 4 15:32:43 2017 >>> kde-plasma/ksysguard-5.8.5 >>> Sat Feb 4 15:33:27 2017 >>> kde-plasma/sddm-kcm-5.8.5 >>> Sat Feb 4 15:34:55 2017 >>> kde-plasma/kinfocenter-5.8.5 >>> Sat Feb 4 15:36:32 2017 >>> kde-plasma/bluedevil-5.8.5 >>> Sat Feb 4 15:37:40 2017 >>> kde-plasma/kscreen-5.8.5 >>> Sat Feb 4 15:40:12 2017 >>> kde-plasma/breeze-5.8.5 >>> Sat Feb 4 15:43:48 2017 >>> kde-plasma/oxygen-5.8.5 >>> Sat Feb 4 15:52:22 2017 >>> kde-plasma/kwin-5.8.5 >>> Sat Feb 4 15:53:04 2017 >>> kde-plasma/plasma-integration-5.8.5-r1 >>> Sat Feb 4 16:01:35 2017 >>> kde-plasma/plasma-workspace-5.8.5 >>> Sat Feb 4 16:03:16 2017 >>> kde-plasma/khotkeys-5.8.5 >>> Sat Feb 4 16:14:04 2017 >>> kde-plasma/plasma-desktop-5.8.5-r1 >>> Sat Feb 4 16:16:23 2017 >>> kde-plasma/kdeplasma-addons-5.8.5 >>> Sat Feb 4 16:18:23 2017 >>> kde-plasma/powerdevil-5.8.5 >>> Sat Feb 4 16:19:08 2017 >>> kde-plasma/kmenuedit-5.8.5 >>> Sat Feb 4 16:19:26 2017 >>> kde-plasma/plasma-meta-5.8.5 >>> Sun Feb 5 09:52:45 2017 >>> sys-apps/sandbox-2.10-r3 >>> Sun Feb 5 09:53:13 2017 >>> dev-perl/Net-SSLeay-1.800.0 >>> Sun Feb 5 09:54:08 2017 >>> sys-fs/ntfs3g-2016.2.22-r2 >>> Sun Feb 5 09:54:35 2017 >>> sys-apps/ifplugd-0.28-r10 >>> Sun Feb 5 09:55:47 2017 >>> net-wireless/bluez-5.43-r1 >>> >>> What do you think? >> >> Stupid question: does an entry exist for /dev/sdb in /etc/fstab? >> >> Dan > > Not stupid at all. No, it doesn't. I don't add entries in fstab for drives > I > don't mount on a regular basis. > > $ grep sdb /etc/fstab > $ >
Oh no worries. I was thinking along the lines that an old entry was in there without the "user" option, thereby requiring root to mount. I've checked a handful of packages and I seem to be running the same versions on my Surface with the very recent kernel. So I'm not sure what could be the problem. I just tried again and both microsd and USB stick mounts through Dolphin or the removeable media applet. Dan
