how to disable media:/ feature?

[Dave]

I too have this problem, exactly the way Paul listed it and am anxiously
following this thread in hopes that someone has the answers we seek.

With as many people reporting this to be a problem, has anyone checked to
see if it is a known bug?


On 1/31/06, paul cooke <paul.cooke100 at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>
> On Tuesday 31 January 2006 15:13, Donatas G. wrote:
> > Derek Broughton wrote:
> > > Claudia Ringwald wrote:
> > >> Am Montag, 30. Januar 2006 14:16 schrieb Donatas G.:
> > >>> I would guess a problem like this would be on a priority list for
> KDE
> > >>> 3.5.1 bugfix release, which is to come soon, so perhaps I have just
> a
> > >>> few days to wait for the solution. However, I am impatient to know,
> if
> > >>> there is any progress on it...
> > >>
> > >> I have 3.5.1 installed (it is already in the repositories - just take
> a
> > >> look at kubuntu.org/packages) BUT I have still a (my) problem with
> > >> meda:/
> > >>
> > >> I have a floppy shown there - and clicking on it mounts the inserted
> > >> floppy - but then the displayed folder (media:/fd0) shows nothing.
> The
> > >> floppy ist mounted to /media/floppy0 - but this folder does not exist
> in
> > >> media.
> > >
> > > It's hard to say if it's correct without knowing what your floppy
> device
> > > is like, but folders won't exist until the corresponding /dev node is
> > > created - ie, if you don't have a permanently attached floppy drive
> you
> > > won't always have a folder in /media.
> > >
> > > Do you have an entry for the floppy in /etc/fstab?  If so, I'd remove
> > > it...
> >
> > I have tried it in many different ways, both having and not having
> > entries in /etc/fstab , both having and not having folder /media/fd0
> > created... I have the same problem as Claudia. The floppy does get
> > mounted, and you can see it when you go /media/fd0/ , but media:/fd0
> > shows nothing at the same time.
> >
> > I have read so many threads in Ubuntu forums regarding this problem,
> > that I would ask it this way:
> >
> > COULD ANYBODY CONFIRM THAT THEY HAVE THE MEDIA:/ THING WORKING CORRECTLY
> > WITH FLOPPIES, CD'S, DVD'S AND FLASH STICKS?
> >
>
> I have issues with it as well. Various media players don't like the media
> path...
>
> Konqueror regularly objects when auto opening a DVD. with the message "An
> error occurred while loading media:/hdc:
> The file or folder media:/hdc does not exist."
>
> the drive itself exists in fstab as:
> /dev/hdc        /media/cdrom0   udf,iso9660 ro,user,noauto  0       0
>
> there is a mount point available of:
> /media/cdrom0
>
> so why the heck it can't mount it I don't know
>
> When you have a folder opened via clicking on the desktop icon, I find you
> can't create a new folder in the device. But when I use Kdiskfree, I can
> use
> kdiskfree to access the device and that konqueror window can create
> folders
> in the device.
>
>
> > As far as I am concerned, this media:/ malfunction breakes a lot of
> > functionality in KDE. IT IS A HIGH PRIORITY BUG TO FIX.
> >
> > dONATAS
>
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Dave Sterken
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