mount: special device /dev/dm-4 does not exist .

[Lars Volker]

Binary package hint: thunar-volman

Sometimes when I plugin an encrypted disk and enter the password, I get the error "mount: special device /dev/dm-X does not exist .".

This might be related to bug #527738 but it is clearly a different symptom. Anyone else with this? Any ideas on how to debug. dmesg / syslog don't help much.

Regards, Lars

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Mar 17 11:47:09 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Package: thunar-volman 0.3.80-2ubuntu1
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-20.57-generic
SourcePackage: thunar-volman
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-20-generic x86_64

[Charlie Kravetz (cjkgeek)]

This has been reported to Ubuntu Launchpad as:
https://launchpad.net/bugs/540163

Sometimes when I plugin an encrypted disk and enter the password, I get the error "mount: special device /dev/dm-X does not exist .".

This might be related to bug #527738 but it is clearly a different symptom. Anyone else with this? Any ideas on how to debug. dmesg / syslog don't help much.

Regards, Lars

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Mar 17 11:47:09 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Package: thunar-volman 0.3.80-2ubuntu1
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-20.57-generic
SourcePackage: thunar-volman
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-20-generic x86_64
 CancelOk

The following error is found in ~/.xsession-error log referenced:

(update-notifier:2722): libgdu-WARNING **: Couldn't call GetAll() to get properties for /org/freedesktop/DeviceKit/Disks/devices/dm_2d4: Method "GetAll" with signature "s" on interface "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties" doesn't exist
(update-notifier:2722): libgdu-WARNING **: No device to remove for remove /org/freedesktop/DeviceKit/Disks/devices/dm_2d4

log available - http://launchpadlibrarian.net/41112677/XsessionErrors.txt

[Charlie Kravetz (cjkgeek)]

Thank you for your bug report. This bug has been reported to the developers of the software. You can track it and make comments at: http://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6320

[joe richter (joe-r)]

Hi,

here is the same problem in xubuntu lucid.

my .xsession-errors states:

file:///media/luks_crypto_c7f044d6-e9d3-4b18-9596-180415ef4077 -> gnome-dev-removable-usb
(thunar-volman:3814): thunar-volman-DEBUG: try 1, plain udi (null)
(thunar-volman:3814): thunar-volman-DEBUG: try 2, plain udi /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/volume_uuid_555b6d97_1c56_4a3e_8170_5586d174516e
(thunar-volman:3814): thunar-volman-DEBUG: zeroed password 0xXXXXXXX
/home/joe/.themes/Android X/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:77: Murrine configuration option "gradients" is no longer supported and will be ignored.

(Thunar:1796): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_window_get_window_type: assertion `GDK_IS_WINDOW (window)' failed
ESC[1;38mwarning : ESC[0m ESC[0;37m(applet-thunar-vfs.c:vfs_backend_is_mounted:634) ESC[0m
  Attention : no volume associated to file:///media/luks_crypto_c7f044d6-e9d3-4b18-9596-180415ef4077, we'll assume that it is not mounted
_cd_shortcuts_update_disk_usage: assertion `myData.pDiskUsageList != NULL' failed
_cd_shortcuts_update_disk_usage: assertion `myData.pDiskUsageList != NULL' failed
/home/joe/.themes/Android X/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:77: Murrine configuration option "gradients" is no longer supported and will be ignored.
/home/joe/.themes/Android X/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:77: Murrine configuration option "gradients" is no longer supported and will be ignored.
thunar-volman: No property info.capabilities on device with id /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_152d_2336_131C61358788_if0.
/home/joe/.themes/Android X/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:77: Murrine configuration option "gradients" is no longer supported and will be ignored.
thunar-volman: No property info.capabilities on device with id /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_152d_2336_131C61358788.
_cd_shortcuts_update_disk_usage: assertion `myData.pDiskUsageList != NULL' failed
/home/joe/.themes/Android X/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:77: Murrine configuration option "gradients" is no longer supported and will be ignored.
/home/joe/.themes/Android X/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:77: Murrine configuration option "gradients" is no longer supported and will be ignored.
thunar-volman: No property info.capabilities on device with id /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_152d_2336_131C61358788_if0_scsi_host_0_scsi_device_lun0.
/home/joe/.themes/Android X/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:77: Murrine configuration option "gradients" is no longer supported and will be ignored.
Encrypted volume (92274691) doesn't define any icon, we set the default one.
_cd_shortcuts_update_disk_usage: assertion `myData.pDiskUsageList != NULL' failed
Encrypted volume (92274968) doesn't define any icon, we set the default one.
cairo_dock_search_icon_s_path: assertion `cFileName != NULL' failed

(update-notifier:1840): libgdu-WARNING **: Couldn't call GetAll() to get properties for /org/freedesktop/UDisks/devices/dm_2d0: Method "GetAll" with signature "s" on interface "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties" doesn't exist

(update-notifier:1840): libgdu-WARNING **: Couldn't call GetAll() to get properties for /org/freedesktop/UDisks/devices/dm_2d0: Method "GetAll" with signature "s" on interface "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties" doesn't exist

Let me know if additional informations are requiered.

best regards - joe

[Lionel Le Folgoc (mrpouit)]

Can anyone reproduce this with Xfce 4.8? Thanks.

[Lars Volker (lv)]

I haven't seen this error in 11.04 (Xfce 4.8) so far and it seems fixed to me.

[Lionel Le Folgoc (mrpouit)]

Thanks for the feedback.

[Hjudt-l (hjudt-l)]

Closing. Please reopen if still reproducible on an up-to-date system.