possible Fault in HAL i have xfce4.6 installed and cannot auto mount any external usb device > > i have tried various policykit settings enclosed are the diagnositic > information gathered please can you tell me if this is a genuine > fault or weather there si another way of doing this. i am trying to > keep gnome elements off the system as much as possible > > when i plug the device in ttyv0 thunar reports
thunar-volman: No property info.capabilities on device with id /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_4fc_c15_ST98823AS_____________5PK3Z5S1_if0_scsi_host. thunar-volman: No property info.capabilities on device with id /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_4fc_c15_ST98823AS_____________5PK3Z5S1_if0. thunar-volman: No property info.capabilities on device with id /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_4fc_c15_ST98823AS_____________5PK3Z5S1. thunar-volman: No property info.capabilities on device with id /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_4fc_c15_ST98823AS_____________5PK3Z5S1_if0_scsi_host_scsi_device_lun0. > > i have mounted from the command line without problems > > please can someone help. I have tried the chat rooms and no one knows > what the problem is and suggested that i report it as a bug in hal. > > the common thought is that most people refuse to use hal for the > problmes associated with it like this many thanks in advance Documents as follows /usr/local/etc/PolicyKit/PolicyKit.conf <config version="0.1"> <match user="root"> <return result="yes"/> </match> <define_admin_auth group="wheel"/> <match action="org.freedesktop.hal.storage.mount-fixed"> <match user="bob"> <return result="yes"/> </match> </match> <match action="org.freedesktop.hal.storage.mount-removable"> <match user="bob"> <return result="yes"/> </match> </match> </config> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- the lshal output relevant to the above thunar lines udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_4fc_c15_ST98823AS_____________5PK3Z5S1_if0_scsi_host' info.parent = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_4fc_c15_ST98823AS_____________5PK3Z5S1_if0' (string) info.product = 'SCSI Host Adapter' (string) info.subsystem = 'scsi_host' (string) info.udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_4fc_c15_ST98823AS_____________5PK3Z5S1_if0_scsi_host' (string) scsi_host.host = 0 (0x0) (int) udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_4fc_c15_ST98823AS_____________5PK3Z5S1_if0_scsi_host_scsi_device_lun0' info.parent = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_4fc_c15_ST98823AS_____________5PK3Z5S1_if0_scsi_host' (string) info.product = 'SCSI Device' (string) info.subsystem = 'scsi' (string) info.udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_4fc_c15_ST98823AS_____________5PK3Z5S1_if0_scsi_host_scsi_device_lun0' (string) info.vendor = 'ST98823A' (string) scsi.bus = 0 (0x0) (int) scsi.host = 0 (0x0) (int) scsi.lun = 0 (0x0) (int) scsi.model = 'S' (string) scsi.target = 0 (0x0) (int) scsi.type = 'disk' (string) scsi.vendor = 'ST98823A' (string) udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/storage_model_S' block.device = '/dev/da0' (string) block.freebsd.cam_path = '0,0,0' (string) block.is_volume = false (bool) block.major = 0 (0x0) (int) block.minor = 121 (0x79) (int) block.storage_device = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/storage_model_S' (string) freebsd.device_file = '/dev/da0' (string) freebsd.driver = 'da' (string) freebsd.unit = 0 (0x0) (int) info.capabilities = {'block', 'storage'} (string list) info.category = 'storage' (string) info.parent = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_4fc_c15_ST98823AS_____________5PK3Z5S1_if0_scsi_host_scsi_device_lun0' (string) info.product = 'S' (string) info.subsystem = 'block' (string) info.udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/storage_model_S' (string) info.vendor = 'ST98823A' (string) storage.automount_enabled_hint = true (bool) storage.bus = 'usb' (string) storage.drive_type = 'disk' (string) storage.hotpluggable = true (bool) storage.lun = 0 (0x0) (int) storage.media_check_enabled = false (bool) storage.model = 'S' (string) storage.no_partitions_hint = false (bool) storage.originating_device = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_4fc_c15_ST98823AS_____________5PK3Z5S1_if0' (string) storage.removable = false (bool) storage.removable.support_async_notification = false (bool) storage.requires_eject = false (bool) storage.vendor = 'ST98823A' (string) udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/volume_uuid_07D7_0408' block.device = '/dev/da0s1' (string) block.is_volume = true (bool) block.major = 0 (0x0) (int) block.minor = 122 (0x7a) (int) block.storage_device = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/storage_model_S' (string) info.capabilities = {'block', 'volume'} (string list) info.category = 'volume' (string) info.interfaces = {'org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.Volume'} (string list) info.parent = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/storage_model_S' (string) info.product = 'DellUtility' (string) info.subsystem = 'block' (string) info.udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/volume_uuid_07D7_0408' (string) org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.Volume.method_argnames = {'mount_point fstype extra_options', 'extra_options', 'extra_options'} (string list) org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.Volume.method_execpaths = {'hal-storage-mount', 'hal-storage-unmount', 'hal-storage-eject'} (string list) org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.Volume.method_names = {'Mount', 'Unmount', 'Eject'} (string list) org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.Volume.method_signatures = {'ssas', 'as', 'as'} (string list) volume.block_size = 512 (0x200) (uint64) volume.fstype = 'vfat' (string) volume.fsusage = 'filesystem' (string) volume.fsversion = 'FAT16' (string) volume.ignore = true (bool) volume.is_disc = false (bool) volume.is_mounted = false (bool) volume.is_mounted_read_only = false (bool) volume.is_partition = true (bool) volume.label = 'DellUtility' (string) volume.mount.valid_options = {'ro', 'noexec', 'noatime', 'longnames', 'shortnames', 'nowin95', '-u=', '-g=', '-m=', '-M=', '-L=', '-D=', 'large'} (string list) volume.mount_point = '' (string) volume.num_blocks = 176652 (0x2b20c) (uint64) volume.partition.media_size = 90445824 (0x5641800) (uint64) volume.partition.number = 1 (0x1) (int) volume.partition.scheme = 'mbr' (string) volume.partition.start = 32256 (0x7e00) (uint64) volume.partition.type = '0xde' (string) volume.size = 90445824 (0x5641800) (uint64) volume.uuid = '07D7-0408' (string) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dmesg mass0: <Sunplus Technology Inc. USB to Serial-ATA bridge, class 0/0, rev 2.00/c6.83, addr 2> on uhub4 da0 at umass-sim0 bus 0 target 0 lun 0 da0: <ST98823A S > Fixed Direct Access SCSI-2 device da0: 40.000MB/s transfers da0: 76319MB (156301488 512 byte sectors: 255H 63S/T 9729C) GEOM_LABEL: Label for provider da0s2 is ntfs/momentus . ............................................................................... /etc/rc.conf cupsd_enable="YES" hostname="xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx" ifconfig_bge0="DHCP" keymap="uk.iso" linux_enable="YES" moused_enable="YES" amd_enable="YES" nfs_client_enable="YES" nfs_server_enable="YES" rpcbind_enable="YES" sshd_enable="YES" sound_enable="YES" mixer_enable="YES" dbus_enable="YES" hald_enable="YES" portmap_enable="YES" # polkitd_enable="YES" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- i cannot seem to mount this drive automatically i have Thunar-volman port isntalled when the "browse when disk is inserterd " is ticked i get splashed with every mount point except the one i want /var /tmp / /usr + my local drives that are partitioned on the hard disk. but not the external usb drive. any help will be appreciated i am trying not to install GNOME where possible as i know that GNOME mounts volumes differently. many thanks in advance _______________________________________________ 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"