RE: automount

[christophe barbé <christophe barbe online fr>]

I've done more test to understand how are the shortcuts on my desktop 
created.
I should maybe remind that my problem is that when I mount a cdrom under 
gnome (rh6.1) two unwanted links appears on my desktop. I'm arrived to 
the conclusion that a program (a deamon) look periodically in the 
/etc/mtab file to see if a new device is mounted. After some test, I 
think than this deamon is MAGICDEV.
Is this software a RedHat one or a gnome software?
I've configurate it (cd properties in the gnome control center) to not 
automaticaly mount cdrom but when I mount the cdrom the shortcuts are 
created. I can disable magicdev but I find the automount stuff a good 
stuff.
Is there a simple and good way to disable the links creation?

Thank you,
Christophe ...

On Mon, 24 Jan 2000 22:27:09 you wrote:
> You are apparently using Redhat 6.1.  This behaviour showed up on my system
> also when I upgraded.  It took a while to find the cause, but I finally
> tracked it down.  It is apparently linked to either magicdev (Owen says not,
> but I don't believe him) or autorun.  One of these beasties rescans your
> devices and drops the icons back on the desktop every time you drop in a CD
> (even if you delete the icons, they keep coming back).  Also, when you
> remove the CD, you'll notice that the CD icon disappears.  I truly hated
> that behaviour.
> 
> If you are using amd (automout daemon), then you shouldn't need either,
> unless you want your system to magically open up some app associated with
> the information on the CD ala Windoze.  I removed both to be safe and
> rebooted (rpm -e autorun, rpm -e magicdev).  Presto, no more magic icons
> appearing and disappearing and my desktop is safely back in my control.
> 
> Please note that removal of magicdev pulls the plug on the CD capplet in
> control-center.  Take a look at it first and see if it's something you want
> to keep.  If so, just try deleting autorun and leave magicdev and let me
> know if that fixes it (because then Owen would be right).
> 
> William F. Helke
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: christophe barbé [mailto:christophe.barbe@online.fr]
> Sent: Monday, January 24, 2000 4:10 PM
> To: gnome-list@gnome.org
> Subject: automount
> 
> 
> A strange thing appears when I insert a CD-rom. It's automatically 
> mounted (ok) but two links are placed on my desktop, one for the floppy 
> device and an another for the cd. Is there a way to stop that. I use two 
> 
> applets to mount my device and then I don't want this link.
> 
> Christophe ...
> 
> 
> 
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