External HDDs don't automatically mount and create the usual shortcuts in Fiercy Fawn 7.04 Ubuntu when plugged into USB-port

[Pete N.]

I have experienced this with Seagate 250gb External HDD, but similar cases have been found around the internet. Other USB-devices. such as Ipods are working perfectly. Plugging the drive in should give the user 1) Shortcut to desktop 2) Shortcut to Location-tab 3) Nautilus or similar program opened, if they properties have been selected so from System -> Settings -> Drives and Medias-program. Also, these drives dont seem to mount properly as writable, causing programs such as Nautilus crash. On the other hand, mounting them as read only-drives seem to work.

[Olivier (olivier-lacroix)]

Hi,

You should use the guide here to report useful debug output

http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingRemovableDevices

Those instruction will help understand what fails.

[Pete N. (petelive138)]

Debug output

[Pete N. (petelive138)]

id
uid=1000(pete) gid=1000(pete) ryhmät=4(adm),20(dialout),24(cdrom),25(floppy),29(audio),30(dip),44(video),46(plugdev),109(lpadmin),111(scanner),114(admin),1000(pete)

id haldaemon
uid=106(haldaemon) gid=110(haldaemon) ryhmät=110(haldaemon),24(cdrom),25(floppy),46(plugdev),118(powerdev)

uname -a
Linux pete-desktop 2.6.20-15-generic #2 SMP Sun Apr 15 07:36:31 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux

Hope this is all

[Pete N. (petelive138)]

Still nothing? Its really starting to piss me off.

[Olivier (olivier-lacroix)]

udev detects the disc well.

Hal may be the failing part.

try to kill hald and then to launch it as sudo hald --daemon=no --verbose=yes

then plug your hard drive.

hope something useful may come out of it

[Pete N. (petelive138)]

Thanks for extra help. Killing Hald and lauching it as hald --daemon=no
--verbose=yes didnt do any good though.

2007/5/17, Olivier Lacroix <email address hidden>:
>
> udev detects the disc well.
>
> Hal may be the failing part.
>
> try to kill hald and then to launch it as sudo hald --daemon=no
> --verbose=yes
>
> then plug your hard drive.
>
> hope something useful may come out of it
>
> --
> External HDDs don't automatically mount and create the usual shortcuts in
> Fiercy Fawn 7.04 Ubuntu when plugged into USB-port
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/109063
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>

[Olivier (olivier-lacroix)]

yep.

but what is the output of the command beginning when you plug your hard drive ?

[Olivier (olivier-lacroix)]

yep.

but what is the output of the command ,beginning when you plug your hard drive ?

[Pete N. (petelive138)]

Yeah, sorry. Thought that hal didnt want to log last time, so I repeat the steps today.
Logs with the attachment

[Olivier (olivier-lacroix)]

Err, is this the output in the console of the given command ?

this is totally not what I expected ...

in a console, type "sudo killall hald", then, type the command "sudo hald --daemon=no --verbose=yes" then wait for the messages to stop (many should come out). then plug your hard drive, and copy what is printed since then in the console.

[Pete N. (petelive138)]

Sorry again big time, screwed it (pasting) up again >_>. Anyways, heres the REAL output, or at least last 350~ lines terminal would give me..

[Olivier (olivier-lacroix)]

OK.

hal detects your device but for an unknown reason does not automount it.

you should have a look at the properties set for your device in the device-manager or in console,which may be easier with the command

hal-device <id_of_the_device>

from your log, hal detected your hard drive under the name "volume_part1_size_250056705024"

which gives the command

hal-device volume_part1_size_250056705024

(of course your device should be connected)

[Pete N. (petelive138)]

This is the output, which variables should be changed? Thanks for help!

[Olivier (olivier-lacroix)]

Here's my guess. But I'm not a dev, only a user trying to help :-) so don't took it too seriously.

It seems strange that the type of partition is not recognized : it may be the source of the problem. Moreover, I think I have read somewhere that somebody have solved an automounting problem by formating his device in feisty. It is worth a try...

You could try to create another partition on your drive, using gparted for instance and see what happen.

But I am far from being sure : if it doesn't work, don't cry :-)

Good Luck

Olivier

[Adam Niedling (krychek)]

Are you still having this issue with Hardy?

[Pete N. (petelive138)]

The issue seems to be fixed with 8.04.

Thanks for all the responses!