This issue with mounting and displaying "Malformed URL" is still a problem with Kubuntu 18.04.4 LTS Bionic Beaver with all updates applied as of today (Feb 17, 2020).
There is a confusing history of bug reports and patches for this issue, as follows: USB Drives Give Malformed URL From Device Notifier https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showthread.php/73500-USB-Drives-Give-Malformed-URL-From-Device-Notifier Plugging in usb drive gives malformed url from device notifer https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=391381 device notifier pretends it cannot mount usb device while actually mounting it https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=370975 Backport fix for 391706 into Frameworks 5.44 https://phabricator.kde.org/T9525 Backport automount fix into Bionic https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/solid/+bug/1762433 Backport fix for KDE bug 391706 into Frameworks 5.44 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/solid/+bug/1789292 It would be helpful to myself and other kubuntu 18.04 users if the issue could be fixed soon. ** Bug watch added: KDE Bug Tracking System #391381 https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=391381 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to solid in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1762163 Title: [Kubuntu 18.04]Device notifier pretends it cannot mount usb device while actually mounting it To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/solid/+bug/1762163/+subscriptions -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list kubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs
