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From: Francisco Ares <frares@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user <gentoo-user@l.g.o>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Automounting USB drives
Date: Wed, 06 Aug 2014 16:13:22
Message-Id: CAHH9eM6rRDb219oEfXizcGrR2XFs2pDwLq2G3swh_cDM13ScYQ@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Automounting USB drives by Walter Dnes
1 2014-08-06 12:09 GMT-03:00 Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org>:
2
3 > On Tue, Aug 05, 2014 at 06:18:44PM -0700, Chris Stankevitz wrote
4 > > Hello,
5 > >
6 > > Which package(s) do I need that allow:
7 > >
8 > > 1. A USB drive is inserted
9 > >
10 > > 2. The drive is mounted in some location automatically (e.g.
11 > /media/usbstick)
12 > >
13 > > 3. (2) happens even when the drive is an NTFS or FAT32 drive.
14 > >
15 > > 4. (1)-(3) happens even if I am not running a "GUI"
16 >
17 > It can be done with udev rules. See webpage
18 > http://www.tuxradar.com/answers/526#null The suggested udev rule is...
19 >
20 > SUBSYSTEMS=="scsi", KERNEL=="sd[a-h][0-9]",
21 > SYMLINK:="removable%n", RUN+="/usr/bin/pmount /dev/removable%n"
22 >
23 > It sets up devices /dev/removable1, /dev/removable2, etc, depending on
24 > the number of partitions on the USB device. The regular user should
25 > able to unmount the device with the "pumount" command. I'm not certain,
26 > but I believe that regular users need to be members of group "plugdev"
27 > to be able to access and unmount the USB drive.
28 >
29 > Because this is done independantly of the GUI, I don't think it'll set
30 > up an icon automatically.
31 >
32 > --
33 > Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org>
34 > I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications
35 >
36 >
37 Hi,
38
39 I have found some interesting places, this one the most of all:
40
41 http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-350769-highlight-udev.html
42
43 Best regards,
44 Francisco