Re: [Tracker] Cannot index External USB HDD(Not USB Stick)

[Aleksander Morgado <aleksander lanedo com>]

> I am using latest version(tracker-0.9.36).
> My external HDD(not usb stick) is not indexed.
> I tested two usb hdds( one is formatted to NTFS and the other is
> formatted to ext3)
>
>
> I think tracker cannot recognize external usb hdd as a removable
> media.
> But, usb stick has no problem(vfat).
>
>
> In tracker-storage.c, mount_add() function is called when new external
> usb hdd is attached.
> In mount_add(), g_drive_is_media_removable() is used to get
> information that 
> This function returns FALSE (that means external usb hdd is not
> removable media) and tracker does not proceed to index my usb hdd.
>
>
> Does my desktop environment have some problem or this symptom is
> common?

See https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=640845 as it may be
exactly your issue. Seems g_drive_is_media_removable() doesn't mean what
we assumed it would mean.

-- 
Aleksander