Problem

[Uncle Jean]

Hi all,

When I plug my camera to my computer (Slackware 13), here's the message I
get:

Failed to mount "16M Removable Volume".

Rejected send message, 1 matched rules; type="method_call",
sender=":1.100" (uid=1001 pid=8189 comm="exo-mount --hal-udi /org/
freedesktop/Hal/devices/v") interface="org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.Volume"
member="Mount" error name="(unset)" requested_reply=0
destination="org.freedesktop.Hal" (uid=0 pid=2928 comm="/usr/sbin/hald--
daemon=yes ")).

I know it is not a matter of groups. Any suggestions ?

Uncle Jean

[Chris Sorenson]

Typically useless spew of irrelevant HAL verbage. Try mounting it
manually, read-only...

[Lew Pitcher]

On November 23, 2009 16:52, in alt.os.linux.slackware, Uncle Jean
(A...@invalid.com) wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> When I plug my camera to my computer (Slackware 13), here's the message I
> get:
>
> Failed to mount "16M Removable Volume".
>
> Rejected send message, 1 matched rules; type="method_call",

[snip]

> I know it is not a matter of groups.

Are you certain that your userid is part of the plugdev group?

> Any suggestions ?

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[Joost Kremers]

Uncle Jean wrote:
> When I plug my camera to my computer (Slackware 13), here's the message I
> get:
>
> Failed to mount "16M Removable Volume".

why is your computer trying to mount a *camera*?

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Joost Kremers joostk...@yahoo.com
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[steveski]

Joost Kremers wrote:

> Uncle Jean wrote:
>> When I plug my camera to my computer (Slackware 13), here's the message I
>> get:
>>
>> Failed to mount "16M Removable Volume".
>
> why is your computer trying to mount a *camera*?

Because it sees the 16Mb card without the Windoze bloatware "utility" [sic]
apps, I presume.

--
Steveski

[Joost Kremers]

ah, you're talking about an actual camera, not a webcam... of course... ;-) i
had just been trying to get my webcam to work, so that's what i automatically
thought about...

[Uncle Jean]

"Lew Pitcher" told the uncle and all the others:

> Are you certain that your userid is part of the plugdev group?

Well, I did all I could to be part of this group. :o)
So yes, it is.

Uncle Jean

[Uncle Jean]

Problem solved !
In /etc/login.defs, I just added plugdev to the groups that are listed
here: CONSOLE_GROUPS.

Yeah ! :o)

Thanks to all,
Uncle Jean

[Joost Kremers]

Uncle Jean wrote:
> Problem solved !
> In /etc/login.defs, I just added plugdev to the groups that are listed
> here: CONSOLE_GROUPS.

so you were *not* in the plugdev group before...

[Uncle Jean]

"Joost Kremers" told the uncle and all the others:

> so you were *not* in the plugdev group before...

I'm confused because I really added my user to the plugdev group and by
the way, when I typed "groups", as root, pludev was listed. For a reason
I don't know...

Uncle Jean

[Joost Kremers]

Uncle Jean wrote:
> "Joost Kremers" told the uncle and all the others:
>
>> so you were *not* in the plugdev group before...
>
> I'm confused because I really added my user to the plugdev group and by

did you log out and in again?

> the way, when I typed "groups", as root, pludev was listed. For a reason
> I don't know...

root != user. so whether plugdev shows up as root is irrelevant when you're
plugging in the camera as a user...

[Uncle Jean]

"Joost Kremers" told the uncle and all the others:

> did you log out and in again?

Yes.

> root != user. so whether plugdev shows up as root is irrelevant when
> you're plugging in the camera as a user...

I see...

Thanks,
Uncle Jean