Comment 18 for bug 442398

@jackallen: I recently formatted my notebook and reinstalled Karmic from scratch, so I think I've the original .policy file.
could you please post your .policy file so I can compare?

Anyway, please all of you read this (found in the Ubuntu Karmic Beta release note): Ubuntu 9.10 Beta's underlying technology for power management, laptop hotkeys, and handling of storage devices and cameras maps has moved from "hal" (which is in the process of being deprecated) to "DeviceKit-power", "DeviceKit-disks" and "udev". When testing Ubuntu 9.10 Beta, please be alert for regressions in those areas and report any bugs you find.

So... actually we're filing a bug in "hal" section, but hal is now DEPRECATED. We really should move this bug to "DeviceKit-disks" or "udev", maybe it's a their problem and they should fix it.

This is clearly a regression in disk management and I think they really should fix it before the final release.