On Tue, Feb 21, 2006 at 04:26:09PM -0300, Javier Kohen wrote: > Package: gnome-volume-manager > Version: 1.4.0-4 > Severity: normal > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > G-v-m seems to get confused when mounting disks with many partitions. I have > an external USB hard drive with two partitions, which g-v-m tries to mount as > soon as the disk is plugged in. Now, several things can happen: both > partitions are mounted under their respective mount points (usbdisk and > usbdisk-1 in /media), only one gets mounted, or both get mounted but the > mount points are reversed. > > This is a regression, as older versions didn't exhibit this buggy behavior; > the partitions were always mounted at the same mount points. I think this > started with the hal something/d-bus 0.60/GNOME 2.12 update.
Sorry for the late reply. Is the behaviour still the same with the latest version of gvm/hal/pmount ? > Unfortunately some applications depend on absolute path names (i.e. > jukebox-like media players) and cannot work properly with changing mount > points. In the world of hotpluggable volumes mount points locations aren't really reliable. But sure, it's nicer to have them persistent if possible. Sjoerd -- If God is perfect, why did He create discontinuous functions? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
