Unable to auto-mount a CD in XFCE4
I have been trying to get the 'auto-mount' feature working in xfce4 without success. An error message is displayed when I place a data disk into the cd drive. This is a screen shot of the error message: http://imagebin.ca/view/sSCSEg.html This is the version of xfce4: Xfce 4 Desktop Environment version 4.6.1 (Xfce 4.6) This is being run from a FreeBSD-7.2 system. -- Jerry ges...@yahoo.com The only constant is change. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Unable to auto-mount a CD in XFCE4
See here (#3): http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/docs/halfaq.html On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 9:38 AM, Jerry ges...@yahoo.com wrote: I have been trying to get the 'auto-mount' feature working in xfce4 without success. An error message is displayed when I place a data disk into the cd drive. This is a screen shot of the error message: http://imagebin.ca/view/sSCSEg.html This is the version of xfce4: Xfce 4 Desktop Environment version 4.6.1 (Xfce 4.6) This is being run from a FreeBSD-7.2 system. -- Jerry ges...@yahoo.com The only constant is change. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Unable to auto-mount a CD in XFCE4
On Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:09:58 -0400 Chad Brown free...@gmail.com wrote: See here (#3): http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/docs/halfaq.html Thanks, that works. In retrospect, 99% of PC users insert a CD and it just 'works'. Why can't FreeBSD make it that simple? Just my 2 cents. -- Jerry ges...@yahoo.com I think she must have been very strictly brought up, she's so desperately anxious to do the wrong thing correctly. Saki, Reginald on Worries ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Unable to auto-mount a CD in XFCE4
On Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:30:22 -0400, Jerry ges...@yahoo.com wrote: Thanks, that works. In retrospect, 99% of PC users insert a CD and it just 'works'. Why can't FreeBSD make it that simple? Because it is already doing it simple. Personally, I find myself often putting in a CD and NOT wanting to do something with it right now. Then any kind of forced interaction would be annoying. FreeBSD keeps it right in my opinion: Keep to the OS what is the OS's stuff, and leave everything optional to modular parts, such als HAL or DBUS. What should, in your opinion, happen? Mounting the disc to a predefined directory? Which one? What if it isn't a ISO-9660 disc, but a UFS or tar or plain disc? What if the disc is empty, should a CD recording applicaion be launched? Which one should it be? If two discs are put into two different drives (a situation common if you want to copy a disc 1:1), what should happen then? What if the order of puttin in the two discs is vice versa? If it is a rewritable disc, mount it rw? What if it gets popped out right after that (because it was the wrong disc), what should the OS do? When there's something executable on the disc, should it be executed right now? Maybe with root privileges, just to be sure? If there's more than one executable, should all of the executables be launched? If there are documents on it, should they be automatically opened? By which programs? If there's an installer for some program on the disc, should the application be installed automatically? Should the content of the disc be indexed right away, because this could be needed sometimes in the future? If you can answer these and many following questions, you are on your way on making FreeBSD being just like everything else that just works - like Windows. :-) FreeBSD is acting determinable: It does exactly what you tell it to do, by commands or by preconfiguration. This is a big strength, you always can predict what will happen. Have you ever thought about using PC-BSD? It is very convenient for 99% of the users you described, and still a FreeBSD system. -- Polytropon From Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Unable to auto-mount a CD in XFCE4
On Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:09:58 -0400 Chad Brown free...@gmail.com wrote: See here (#3): http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/docs/halfaq.html OK, now I discovered a new problem. When attempting to eject the CD, I am greeted with another error message, viewable at the following URL. http://imagebin.ca/view/wa99wB.html I cannot remove the CD from the drive. That kind of sucks. I may have to reboot to get it out. The output of polkit-auth: org.gnome.gconf.defaults.set-system org.gnome.gconf.defaults.set-mandatory org.freedesktop.hal.wol.enabled org.freedesktop.hal.wol.enable org.freedesktop.hal.wol.supported org.freedesktop.hal.dockstation.undock org.freedesktop.hal.killswitch.bluetooth org.freedesktop.hal.killswitch.wlan org.freedesktop.hal.killswitch.wwan org.freedesktop.hal.power-management.shutdown org.freedesktop.hal.power-management.shutdown-multiple-sessions org.freedesktop.hal.power-management.reboot org.freedesktop.hal.power-management.reboot-multiple-sessions org.freedesktop.hal.power-management.set-powersave org.freedesktop.hal.power-management.suspend org.freedesktop.hal.power-management.hibernate org.freedesktop.hal.power-management.cpufreq org.freedesktop.hal.power-management.lcd-panel org.freedesktop.hal.power-management.light-sensor org.freedesktop.hal.power-management.keyboard-backlight org.freedesktop.hal.storage.mount-fixed org.freedesktop.hal.storage.mount-removable org.freedesktop.hal.storage.unmount-others org.freedesktop.hal.storage.eject org.freedesktop.hal.storage.crypto-setup-fixed org.freedesktop.hal.storage.crypto-setup-removable org.freedesktop.hal.lock org.freedesktop.consolekit.system.stop org.freedesktop.consolekit.system.stop-multiple-users org.freedesktop.consolekit.system.restart org.freedesktop.consolekit.system.restart-multiple-users org.freedesktop.policykit.read org.freedesktop.policykit.revoke org.freedesktop.policykit.grant org.freedesktop.policykit.modify-defaults -- Jerry ges...@yahoo.com Do not do unto others as you would they should do unto you. Their tastes may not be the same. George Bernard Shaw ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Unable to auto-mount a CD in XFCE4
man umount On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 2:50 PM, Jerryges...@yahoo.com wrote: On Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:09:58 -0400 Chad Brown free...@gmail.com wrote: See here (#3): http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/docs/halfaq.html OK, now I discovered a new problem. When attempting to eject the CD, I am greeted with another error message, viewable at the following URL. http://imagebin.ca/view/wa99wB.html I cannot remove the CD from the drive. That kind of sucks. I may have to reboot to get it out. The output of polkit-auth: org.gnome.gconf.defaults.set-system org.gnome.gconf.defaults.set-mandatory org.freedesktop.hal.wol.enabled org.freedesktop.hal.wol.enable org.freedesktop.hal.wol.supported org.freedesktop.hal.dockstation.undock org.freedesktop.hal.killswitch.bluetooth org.freedesktop.hal.killswitch.wlan org.freedesktop.hal.killswitch.wwan org.freedesktop.hal.power-management.shutdown org.freedesktop.hal.power-management.shutdown-multiple-sessions org.freedesktop.hal.power-management.reboot org.freedesktop.hal.power-management.reboot-multiple-sessions org.freedesktop.hal.power-management.set-powersave org.freedesktop.hal.power-management.suspend org.freedesktop.hal.power-management.hibernate org.freedesktop.hal.power-management.cpufreq org.freedesktop.hal.power-management.lcd-panel org.freedesktop.hal.power-management.light-sensor org.freedesktop.hal.power-management.keyboard-backlight org.freedesktop.hal.storage.mount-fixed org.freedesktop.hal.storage.mount-removable org.freedesktop.hal.storage.unmount-others org.freedesktop.hal.storage.eject org.freedesktop.hal.storage.crypto-setup-fixed org.freedesktop.hal.storage.crypto-setup-removable org.freedesktop.hal.lock org.freedesktop.consolekit.system.stop org.freedesktop.consolekit.system.stop-multiple-users org.freedesktop.consolekit.system.restart org.freedesktop.consolekit.system.restart-multiple-users org.freedesktop.policykit.read org.freedesktop.policykit.revoke org.freedesktop.policykit.grant org.freedesktop.policykit.modify-defaults -- Jerry ges...@yahoo.com Do not do unto others as you would they should do unto you. Their tastes may not be the same. George Bernard Shaw ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
