Re: X11 without HAL: "DontZap" in /etc/X11/xorg.conf doesn't work anymore

[Dirk <noisyb@gmx.net>]

Celejar wrote:
> On Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:58:12 +0200
> Dirk <noisyb@gmx.net> wrote:
>
> > Avi Greenbury wrote:
>
> ...
>
> > > What is the 'best part of Linux' that HAL neglects?
>
> ...
>
> > The ability to mount devices myself, or not.
>
> This is just wrong; HAL *doesn't automount anything* on its own.  It
> merely passes information to a *volume manager*, which can be configured
> to do whatever you want.  I run HAL, and I've never had devices
> automounted. When I tried once more, before firing off this message, lo
> and behold my USB key did indeed automount, but I investigated and
> realized that it was some component of xfce that was doing it.  When I
> unchecked the box "Settings / Removable Drives and Media / Storage /
> Mount removable drives when hot-plugged", the old behavior returned.

I am happy for you.

But how does this prevent me from having to install HAL?

> > The ability to do what I want.
>
> Again, *what* exactly do you want to do that HAL is confounding?

I don't want to be forced to install and/or care about it.

Because I never did need it. I don't need it. I will never need it.


Dirk