brian m. carlson schrieb: > Package: hal > Version: 0.5.10-4 > Severity: normal > > lakeview no % sudo hal-disable-polling --enable-polling --device /dev/scd0 > Polling is already enabled on the given drive. > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~ > (2007-12-16/20:59:45)(pts/1)(failed:1:none) > lakeview no % ps ax | grep hald-addon-storage > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~ > (2007-12-16/20:59:47)(pts/1)(failed:1:none) > lakeview no % > > Obviously, polling is not already enabled on the drive, or > hald-addon-storage would be running. Note that I used > hal-disable-polling to disable polling and now want to reenable it, but > I cannot do so (at least not without logging out and logging back in > again). This is annoying. >
pluto:~# hal-disable-polling --enable-polling --device /dev/scd0 Polling for drive /dev/scd0 have been enabled. The fdi file deleted was /etc/hal/fdi/information/media-check-disable-storage_model_DVD_RW_GCA_4040N.fdi pluto:~# ps aux | grep hald-addon-storage root 3326 0.0 0.1 3248 1020 ? S 08:55 0:00 hald-addon-storage: polling /dev/scd0 (every 2 sec) pluto:~# hal-disable-polling --device /dev/scd0 Polling for drive /dev/scd0 have been disabled. The fdi file written was /etc/hal/fdi/information/media-check-disable-storage_model_DVD_RW_GCA_4040N.fdi pluto:~# ps aux | grep hald-addon-storage pluto:~# hal-disable-polling --enable-polling --device /dev/scd0 Polling for drive /dev/scd0 have been enabled. The fdi file deleted was /etc/hal/fdi/information/media-check-disable-storage_model_DVD_RW_GCA_4040N.fdi pluto:~# ps aux | grep hald-addon-storage root 3389 0.0 0.1 3248 1020 ? S 08:56 0:00 hald-addon-storage: polling /dev/scd0 (every 2 sec) As you can see, hald-addon-storage is correctly stopped/started for me without having to login/logout or restart hal. Have you compiled your kernel yourself? Is it missing intofiy/dnotify support? Cheers, Michael -- Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the universe are pointed away from Earth?
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