Nautilus does not automount removable disk

[Kjell L.]

Binary package hint: nautilus

In gconf-editor apps/nautilus/preferences the media_automount is set to true but I have no automount.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Feb 8 11:18:12 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
Package: nautilus 1:2.29.2-0ubuntu4
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_GB.utf8
 LANG=en_GB.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-12.17-generic
SourcePackage: nautilus
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-12-generic x86_64

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please answer these questions:

 * Is this reproducible?
 * If so, what specific steps should we take to recreate this bug?

 This will help us to find and resolve the problem.

[Kjell L. (lkjell)]

* plug in a usb pen.
* It shows in places but not in /media.
* press in place it show in /media.
>> hence no automount.

On 8 February 2010 14:01, Sebastien Bacher <email address hidden> wrote:
> Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please answer these questions:
>
>  * Is this reproducible?
>  * If so, what specific steps should we take to recreate this bug?
>
>  This will help us to find and resolve the problem.
>
> ** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu)
>   Importance: Undecided => Low
>
> ** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu)
>       Status: New => Incomplete
>
> ** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu)
>     Assignee: (unassigned) => Ubuntu Desktop Bugs (desktop-bugs)
>
> --
> Nautilus does not automount removable disk
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/518755
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> Status in “nautilus” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: nautilus
>
> In gconf-editor apps/nautilus/preferences the media_automount is set to true but I have no automount.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> Architecture: amd64
> Date: Mon Feb  8 11:18:12 2010
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
> Package: nautilus 1:2.29.2-0ubuntu4
> ProcEnviron:
>  LANGUAGE=en_GB.utf8
>  LANG=en_GB.utf8
>  SHELL=/bin/bash
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-12.17-generic
> SourcePackage: nautilus
> Uname: Linux 2.6.32-12-generic x86_64
>
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[Kjell L. (lkjell)]

I figured out that Desktop->Gnome->Session did not have the filemanager set to nautilus. Once it was set the automount worked again.

[Charlie Kravetz (cjkgeek)]

This bug report is being closed due to your last comment regarding this being fixed with a configuration change. For future reference you can manage the status of your own bugs by clicking on the current status in the yellow line and then choosing a new status in the revealed drop down box. You can learn more about bug statuses at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Status . Thank you again for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please submit any future bugs you may find.