From c455e52df3db6bd517714ec6bea1e628491c98c3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Nottebrock <lofi@FreeBSD.org> Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 20:44:22 +0000 Subject: Update the recent kdebase entry with some more useful information about media:/ behaviour with HAL. --- UPDATING | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+) (limited to 'UPDATING') diff --git a/UPDATING b/UPDATING index 8ad5dbfd3f96..27dc0edfc6ce 100644 --- a/UPDATING +++ b/UPDATING @@ -18,6 +18,29 @@ upgrades. polkitd_enable="YES" hald_enable="YES" + Notes / known problems about mounting devices in media:/ with HAL enabled: + + - Removable media drives (such as CD-ROM drives) *MUST NOT* be listed in + /etc/fstab in order to be mountable. + + - If you mount a volume by double-clicking it, it may appear empty. Refresh + the fileview in konqueror to see the files. + + - Mounting floppies is currently not supported. + + You can still mount them in KDE if ... + + - You have an fstab entry for your floppy pointing to a mountpoint + owned by your user (i.e. somewhere in your homedir) + - The vfs.usermount sysctl is set to 1 + + ... by creating a floppy device icon on your KDE desktop and selecting + the above-mentioned fstab entry in the device dropdown list on the + device tab. + + - Mounting volumes from fixed drives is prohibited for non-superusers + by default. + 20061212: AFFECTS: users of net/smokeping AUTHOR: lth@FreeBSD.org -- cgit v1.2.3