Andrew Jenkins wrote: > Andrew Jenkins wrote: > >> OK here goes, >> >> Using Ubuntu 7.10 for over a year and all works well. >> > > Sorry, Ubuntu for over a year, 7.10 for a month. > > >> If I plug in a pen-drive when running Gnome it will >> automount and place an icon on the desktop, 'mount' >> will show the entry: >> >> /dev/sdc1 on /media/kingston type vfat (rw,nosuid,nodev, >> shortname=mixed,uid=1000,utf8,umask=077,usefree) >> >> and all is well. >> Now the problem, if I connect the same pen-drive when >> running KDE (which I use as default) it USED to work >> the same (Desktop icon etc.) however it stopped working. >> Now it will not mount the drive when running KDE unless >> I do it manually with: >> >> sudo mount /dev/sdc1 /media/directory >> >> By the way, when I plug the drive in I'm running either >> Gnome or KDE as a user (the same user in both cases). >> >> What is happening here and how do I fix things? >> >> Regards, >> >> Andy Jenkins. >> >> > > > There are problems with gutsy and usb mounting for SOME usb drives/sticks . Two tricks that have been successful for me are:
1) Give up on hal/etc and add a line to fstab or try: 2) sudo modprobe -r ehci_hcd and plug it out and in again. If this works you could blacklist this module regards, Michael -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
