Re: Mounting USB stuff

["H.S." <hs.samix@gmail.com>]

Michael S. Peek wrote:

> My alternative option is to set up udev to recognize devices and map
> them to consistent names in /dev and then add user-mountable entries in
> /etc/fstab, but that may require that I create rules files for
> /etc/udev/rules.d/ for (potentially) every single device that a user may
> bring into my office, which is what I would like to avoid if possible. 
> It would be sweet if the computer could just figure it out for itself,
> hence my interest in  hal.
> 
> BTW, I'm running Debian sarge w/ 2.6.8-2-686 kernel.

I think if you upgrade to 2.6.12, use the upgraded hal and udev and use
gnome-volume-manager, you should be all set. If you are using KDE, IIRC
you cannot do that automounting stuff and you have to use
gnome-volume-manger even in KDE to get this done. Additionaly, you and
all users who want to use plugable USB drives should be in plugdev group.

->HS


> Any help is good help, thanks in advance...
> 
> Michael
> 
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