Apparently, _Graham Smith_, on 25/07/05 11:42,typed: > Hi, > > I was just given a small USB pen drive and would like to get it working with > Debian. I am sure you are probable thinking "Oh god not another n00b that > can't mount a drive" but thankfully you would be wrong. I don't have any > problems mounting the device but it feels very clunky compared to Windows > where you just stick the drive in and hey presto it's there ready to be used. > > What I would like it something that will just automagically mount the drive. > I > have installed the usbmount package (which I presume is the same as > usb-mount) but it doesn't seem to do anything. It's created /media/cdrom > and /media/usb directories but that is it - it doesn't mount the drive when I > plug it in. I am running KDE on Debian unstable and certain sites seem to > indicate that one can get KDE to create an icon on the desktop when a usb > drive is plugged in. > > Basically I'm interested to know what are my options are? > > Many thanks, > > Graham >
In KDE, as another poster replied, you need hal, udev, pmount and to write a rule for udev and make a mount point for a device for your USB stick. I have done this in KDE and created a device icon on the desktop. If I plugin the USB stick and click on the USB icon, it mounts the stick automatically and you can also unmount it prior to removing the stick. I believe KDE 3.4 is going to offer the feature of doing this transparently for the user as is currently being done in Gnome using gnome-volume-manager. I usually use Gnome and get the USB stick icon on the desktop as soon as I plug it in and have to unmount it before safely unplugging the stick -- same as in Windows (in which you have to "Safely remove" the USB device before unplugging it -- at least in XP). ->HS -- Please remove the underscores ( the '_' symbols) from my email address to obtain the correct one. Apologies, but the fudging is to remove spam. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
