usb devices do not auto mount anymore. Help.

saqer · #1 11th July 2007, 05:31 AM

I hope that someone can help me restore this feature. I used to be able to just plug in the usb drive and click on the little drive icon that appears on the desktop to be able to mount the drive. Now, I do not know what I changed to loose this feature. I have to be root or add a line to /etc/fstab to be able to get it to mount even thogh autofs service is running.

Well, there were changes I made, which I think are unrelated. I changed the case. All hardware are the same and transferred to the new house. I also enabled cool n quiet from BIOS. These are about all changes I made. I rebooted several times but still, no auto mount. I logged in as root, and the drive automounted using the kde gui just like it used to be when It was working for me as a regular user.

Any thoughts about the problem? The message I get from Konqueror when it tries to mount the USB drive is:

Permission denied: Not in active session

GrapeShot · #2 11th July 2007, 07:02 AM

This error occurs when the ConsoleKit service is not running. Simply start the service and USB drives will automount again.

saqer · #3 11th July 2007, 01:21 PM

Thanks for the reply. I started the service and checked it is running:

$ /etc/init.d/ConsoleKit status
console-kit-daemon (pid 6979) is running...

but still same error message. Actually, usb drives used to mount even though I have this service not starting almost since I installed Fedora 7.

saqer · #4 12th July 2007, 02:08 AM

In fact, I just found that even I can not mount a DVD. The same exact error message I get. It does not seem to be an autofs problem but rather a permission issue.

GrapeShot · #5 12th July 2007, 03:50 AM

Did you logout or reboot after starting the service? The ConsoleKit service tracks sessions, so if you don't reset your session by logging out, the error will persist.

saqer · #6 12th July 2007, 09:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GrapeShot

Did you logout or reboot after starting the service? The ConsoleKit service tracks sessions, so if you don't reset your session by logging out, the error will persist.

thanks. I am not home but tried it with my office machine and I could reproduce the problem by switching ConsoleKit on and off. As you said it only takes effect if I logout.

I will try it when I go home.

lionel.hry · #7 21st July 2007, 05:32 PM

I have the same problem here almost since i've installed F7. Nor DVD nor USB drives will mount.

I tried what you've said (restart ConsoleKit, logout/login, insert CD), Grapeshot, but it didn't work.

Sager, have you resolved the problem ?

rweed · #8 22nd July 2007, 05:30 AM

Someone else suggested this and it worked for me. I went into Preferences/Removable Media and unchecked the first 3 checkboxes and hit okay. Went back in and rechecked them and hit okay. All is well now.

I did just upgrade to the 2.6.22-27 kernel. The USB drives do seem to take an oddly long time to access the first time, but they work fine after that.

lionel.hry · #9 22nd July 2007, 05:03 PM

Thank you for your suggestion rweed. Unfortunately it didn't work for me. I'm waiting for an answer of Sager, I'll eventually post a bug report.

saqer · #10 22nd July 2007, 10:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lionel.hry

Thank you for your suggestion rweed. Unfortunately it didn't work for me. I'm waiting for an answer of Sager, I'll eventually post a bug report.

Yes. It worked for me. Indeed, it was the ConsoleKit service. Sadly, you have to "reboot" for changes to take effect. This reminds me of M$ .. ekkkk.

BNiels707 · #11 22nd July 2007, 10:32 PM

I've been having similar issues with the new kernel. I've tried starting/restarting ConsoleKit (with restarting and logging out / back on) and it doesn't seem to help. Its kind of strange.

As a side note, I can't even access even open the "Removable Media" program, it says the "hald" deamon is not accessible. I'm sure its all related somehow, I just haven't managed to put it together...

tornadof3 · #12 23rd July 2007, 11:06 PM

I have this same problem, ConsoleKit and hal both running perfectly... suggestions above say something about the kernel, how do I go back to a different kernel? This has only happened after a fresh install of F7, FC6 was fine as of 2 days ago!

AlexDudko · #13 23rd July 2007, 11:53 PM

Yes, this problem occurred when I upgraded to the 2.6.22-27 kernel. Nothing happens yet. Still have to mount usb devises in terminal.

esdi · #14 24th July 2007, 06:08 PM

same problem here since I upgraded to the 2.6.22-1-27 kernel.
I tried the suggested fixes and they are not working for me either.
IE: Restart KonsoleKit and autofs services, logout/logon, reboot.

I noticed that If I reboot with the drive connected, an icon is on the desktop when I log on.
As soon as I disconnect the drive, reconnecting it does not mount it anymore.
logging off then back on does not hep either.

linuxyeung · #15 24th July 2007, 06:56 PM

I have two USB drives: one from PNY and the other from sandisk. After I update the kernel to 2.6.22-1-27, the sandisk one continues to automount while the PNY fails.