On Monday 30 Jun 2003 15:38, gabriel wrote: > i had this exact problem not too long ago. kde is weird like that. > here's what i had to do: > > i edited my fstab to include these two identical lines: > > /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/cd /mnt/cdrw auto > ro,noauto,user,exec 0 0 /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/cd > /mnt/cdrom auto ro,noauto,user,exec 0 0 > /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/cd /mnt/dvd auto > ro,noauto,user,exec 0 0 > > the cdrom line is for the desktop icon, the dvd line is for k3b (if > you're using it). and the cdrw line is for your re-writer. > > the next thing you have to do is specifiy the right icon (if you > care) so the dvd and cdr icons will be used on your desktop for the > right drives: > > edit the following files: > > /usr/kde/3.1/share/mimelnk/kdedevice/cdrom_mounted.desktop > /usr/kde/3.1/share/mimelnk/kdedevice/cdrom_unmounted.desktop > > /usr/kde/3.1/share/mimelnk/kdedevice/cdwriter_mounted.desktop > /usr/kde/3.1/share/mimelnk/kdedevice/cdwriter_unmounted.desktop > > and change the "Icon=" line to be whatever icon you'd like. for my > purposes, i used: > > dvd_mount > dvd_umount > cdwriter_mount > cdwriter_unmount > > and that should be all you need. you may need to run "configure > desktop" again and select to un-display those devices then display > them again for the new icons to take effect, but it should work. > > Another top-poster!
That sounds like a lot of work to me. I stopped KDE from displaying drive icons on the desktop. I wanted floppy and DVD icons though, but all you have to do is right-click on the desktop -> Create New -> Floppy Device, etc. and Bob's your uncle. Peter -- ================================================== Gentoo Linux: Gentoo Base System version 1.4.3.8p1 kernel-2.4.21_rc8-gss i686 AMD Athlon(tm) XP 1600+ ================================================== -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
