[desktop-discuss] removable devices not on desktop?

[Laszlo (Laca) Peter]

On Thu, 2006-12-07 at 16:07 -0800, Peter Lees wrote:
> hi folks
> 
> i'm running snv_52 (x86) - a live upgrade from snv_49 - and am not seeing removable devices pop up on the gnome desktop.
> 
> i'm trying my USB flash memory, which prior to snv_52 *did* appear on the desktop, but now - although it's mounted under /media/E1 - isn't showing up in the GUI.
> 
> my guess is that either gnome doesn't know about tamarack (yet) or that there's some weirdness with live upgrade that mean something didn't get set up right.

That's correct, GNOME 2.14 in snv_52 does not support HAL.

> any suggestions?

Upgrade to snv_53 which includes GNOME 2.16 (complete with HAL support).

Laca