Re: anybody with external CD/DVD drive (was Re: udev or hal problem ...)

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

Joerg Platte wrote:
> Am Freitag, 15. September 2006 06:37 schrieb H.S.:
> Hi!
>
>
> > hmm .. so can anybody having an external CD or DVD writerand running
> > Debian Etch (or Sid) confirm if a data disc is automounted when inserted
> > in the external drive?
> >
> > I have
> > $> dpkg -l hal* | grep ^ii
> > ii  hal                0.5.7.1-1      Hardware Abstraction Layer
>
>
> It works with the new version in Sid. The changelog mentions this issue.
>
> dpkg -l hal* | grep ^ii
> ii  hal
>
>   * debian/patches/22_recognize_partitions.patch
>     - Added. More robust recognition that a block device is a partition. Fixes
>     detecting scsi cdrom drives as partitions (From upstream git)
>     (Closes: #383792)
>
> regards,
> Jörg


Yup, I just upgraded the Sid machine (hadn't been upgraded for over a 
week now) and connected the external USB DVD writer (Samsung SE-S164L) 
and then inserted a data DVD. KDE gave the prompt window about what to 
do with it and also an icon for the disc. Worked like a charm. The new 
hal in Sid is:
$> dpkg -l hal | grep ^ii
ii  hal            0.5.7.1-2      Hardware Abstraction Layer

So the older hal (0.5.7.1-1) in my Etch box is the problem. Well, it 
will be upgraded in a few days time and all should be well in this box too.

->HS