hald(1) and nautilus(1) does not automount media

vermaden · Oct 2, 2009

No matter what setups I have tried I am not able to get nautilus(1) to automount media with hald(1), thats strange since I have got working setup in the past ...

Below is my setup, config files, ...

/etc/rc.conf

Code:

font8x14="iso02-8x14"
font8x16="iso02-8x16"
font8x8="iso02-8x8"
keymap="pl_PL.ISO8859-2"
keyrate="fast"
scrnmap="NO"
allscreens_flags="MODE_34"

moused_enable="YES"
sshd_enable="YES"
powerd_enable="YES"
hald_enable="YES"
dbus_enable="YES"
polkitd_enable="YES"

hostname="mavio"
devd_enable="YES" 
devfs_system_ruleset="devfsrules_common"

/etc/sysctl.conf

Code:

hw.syscons.bell=0
kern.coredump=0
vfs.usermount=1

/etc/devfs.conf (taken from PC-BSD 7.1.1)

Code:

# Commonly used by many ports 
link	cd0	cdrom 
link	cd0	dvd 
 
# Allow a user in the wheel group to query the smb0 device 
#perm	smb0	0660 
 
# Allow all users to access CD's  
perm	/dev/acd0	0666 
perm	/dev/acd1	0666 
perm	/dev/cd0	0666 
perm	/dev/cd1	0666 
 
# Allow all USB Devices to be mounted 
perm	/dev/da0	0666 
perm	/dev/da1	0666 
perm	/dev/da2	0666 
perm	/dev/da3	0666 
 
# Misc other devices 
perm	/dev/pass0 	0666 
perm	/dev/xpt0	0666 
perm	/dev/agpart	0666
perm	/dev/uscanner0  0666

/etc/devfs.rules (taken from PC-BSD 7.1.1)

Code:

[devfsrules_common=7] 
add path 'ad*'    mode 666 group operator 
add path 'acd*'   mode 666 group operator 
add path 'cd*'    mode 666 group operator 
add path 'pass*'  mode 666 group operator 
add path 'xpt*'	  mode 666 group operator 
add path 'ugen*'  mode 666 group operator
add path 'usb*'   mode 666 group operator
add path 'fd*'    mode 666 group operator
add path 'uscan*' mode 666 group operator

/usr/local/etc/PolicyKit/PolicyKit.conf (none of these versions work)

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!-- -*- XML -*- -->

<!DOCTYPE pkconfig PUBLIC "-//freedesktop//DTD PolicyKit Configuration 1.0//EN"
"http://hal.freedesktop.org/releases/PolicyKit/1.0/config.dtd">

<config version="0.1"> 
  <define_admin_auth group="operator"/> 
  <match action="org.freedesktop.hal.storage.mount-removable"> 
    <match user="vermaden">
      <return result="yes"/> 
    </match> 
  </match> 
  <match action="org.freedesktop.hal.storage.mount-fixed"> 
    <match user="vermaden">
      <return result="yes"/> 
    </match> 
  </match> 
  <match action="org.freedesktop.hal.storage.eject"> 
    <match user="vermaden">
      <return result="yes"/> 
    </match> 
  </match> 
</config>

/usr/local/etc/PolicyKit/PolicyKit.conf (none of these versions work)

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!-- -*- XML -*- -->

<!DOCTYPE pkconfig PUBLIC "-//freedesktop//DTD PolicyKit Configuration 1.0//EN"
"http://hal.freedesktop.org/releases/PolicyKit/1.0/config.dtd">

<config version="0.1"> 
  <define_admin_auth group="operator"/> 
  <match action="org.freedesktop.hal.storage.mount-removable"> 
    <return result="yes"/> 
  </match> 
  <match action="org.freedesktop.hal.storage.mount-fixed"> 
    <return result="yes"/> 
  </match> 
  <match action="org.freedesktop.hal.storage.eject"> 
    <return result="yes"/> 
  </match> 
</config>

/usr/local/etc/hal/fdi/policy/preferences.fdi (added from PC-BSD 7.1.1)

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<deviceinfo version="0.2">
 
<device>
 <match key="volume.fstype" string="vfat">
  <match key="volume.size" compare_ge="128000000000">
    <merge key="volume.policy.mount_option.large" type="bool">true</merge>
  </match>
 </match>
</device>

</deviceinfo>

/usr/local/share/hal/fdi/policy/20thirdparty/10-mouse-sysmouse.fdi (added from PC-BSD 7.1.1)

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<deviceinfo version="0.2">
  <device>
    <match key="freebsd.driver" string="ums">
      <match key="freebsd.unit" int="0">
        <merge key="info.ignore" type="bool">true</merge>
      </match>
    </match>
  </device>
</deviceinfo>

mavio# mount

Code:

/dev/ad4s2a on / (ufs, local)
devfs on /dev (devfs, local, multilabel)
/dev/ad4s2e on /usr (ufs, local, soft-updates)
/dev/ad4s2d on /var (ufs, local, soft-updates)
procfs on /proc (procfs, local)

/etc/fstab

Code:

# Device		Mountpoint	FStype	Options		Dump	Pass#
/dev/ad4s2b		none		swap	sw		0	0
/dev/ad4s2a		/		ufs	rw		1	1
/dev/ad4s2e		/usr		ufs	rw		2	2
/dev/ad4s2d		/var		ufs	rw		2	2
/dev/acd0		/cdrom		cd9660	ro,noauto	0	0
proc			/proc		procfs	rw		0	0

Output of hald --verbose=yes --daemon=no command: http://pastebin.com/f330ca20f

dmesg(1) output with pendrive in: http://pastebin.com/f5bf9d125

Output of: gnome-mount --block --no-ui --verbose --hal-udi /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/storage_model_DataTraveler_2_0

Code:

gnome-mount 0.8
** Message: Drive /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/storage_model_DataTraveler_2_0 does not contain media.

During the output gathering, pendrive was connected (KINGSTON), then it was disconected, then, again connected.

All I want to achieve is to get nautilus(1) (standalone without GNOME) automount media with hald(1).

I have read HAL FAQ again and again but that still does not helps:
http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/docs/halfaq.html

PC-BSD 7.1.1 automounts media without any problems on that box, but nautilus(1) is no go, even after portmaster -r -p nautilus.

Thanks in advance for any input.

SirDice · Oct 2, 2009

Are those devices in /etc/fstab? If they are remove them. Hal/nautilus doesn't mount anything that's in fstab.

vermaden · Oct 2, 2009

@SirDice

I have added dmesg(1) output, /etc/fstab listing, and mount(1) output.

Checking the HAL FAQ it can mount media that is in /etc/fstab:

Step 4: While not really part of hal volume management, you may also be able to have volumes listed in /etc/fstab automatically mounted. In GNOME, for example, Nautilus will mount volumes listed in /etc/fstab provided the following conditions are met:
The vfs.usermount sysctl is set to 1.
The user requesting the mount owns the mount point.
The user requesting the mount is in the "operator" group.

For example, say you had the following listed in /etc/fstab:
/dev/ad0s1 /win/c msdosfs rw,noauto 0
0

If you want Nautilus to mount this volume as the user "marcus," do the following:
# sysctl vfs.usermount=1
# chown marcus /win/c
# pw group mod operator -m marcus

Then, when the user marcus logs into GNOME, /win/c will be automatically mounted on the desktop.

But that is not the case here, the pendrive is NOT in /etc/fstab.

SirDice · Oct 2, 2009

Remove all that stuff you added from pc-bsd.

Here's what I have and that seems to work:

devfs.conf:

Code:

perm cd* 0660
perm pass* 0660
perm xpt0 0660

I don't have a devfs.rules.

Code:

cat /usr/local/etc/PolicyKit/PolicyKit.conf
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!-- -*- XML -*- -->

<!DOCTYPE pkconfig PUBLIC "-//freedesktop//DTD PolicyKit Configuration 1.0//EN"
"http://hal.freedesktop.org/releases/PolicyKit/1.0/config.dtd">

<!-- See the manual page PolicyKit.conf(5) for file format -->

<config version="0.1">
    <match user="root">
	<return result="yes"/>
    </match>
    <define_admin_auth group="wheel"/>
    <match action="org.freedesktop.hal.storage.mount-removable">
        <match user="dice">
    		<return result="yes"/>
        </match>
    </match>
    <match action="org.freedesktop.hal.storage.mount-fixed">
        <match user="dice">
      		<return result="yes"/>
  	</match>
    </match>
    <match action="org.freedesktop.hal.storage.eject">
	<match user="dice">
		<return result="yes"/>
	</match>
    </match>
</config>

Make sure you have a /media directory:

Code:

ls -ld /media/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root  wheel  512 Sep 20 23:38 /media/

Check with gconf is auto mount is turned on
Apps -> nautilus -> preferences
Look for media_automount and related keys.

Make sure your user is a member of operator:

Code:

>id -a
uid=1001(dice) gid=1001(dice) groups=1001(dice),5(operator)

That should do it.

vermaden · Oct 2, 2009

@SirDice

Thanks, I will check it a fast as possible.

vermaden · Oct 2, 2009

With that procedure:

1. put all configs on their place
2. (re)start dbus
3. (re)start hald
4. start x11 as regular user
5. start nautilus
6. plugin pendrive (should automount)

dmesg(1) after plugging pendrive:

Code:

da0 at umass-sim0 bus 0 target 0 lun 0
da0: <Corsair Flash Voyager 1100> Removable Direct Access SCSI-0 device 
da0: 40.000MB/s transfers
da0: 3840MB (7864320 512 byte sectors: 255H 63S/T 489C)
GEOM: da0: partition 1 does not start on a track boundary.
GEOM: da0: partition 1 does not end on a track boundary.

dmesg(1) after unplugging pendrive:

Code:

ugen6.2: <Corsair> at usbus6 (disconnected)
umass0: at uhub6, port 1, addr 2 (disconnected)
(da0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): lost device
(da0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): removing device entry

Check with gconf is auto mount is turned on
Apps -> nautilus -> preferences
Look for media_automount and related keys.

Code:

% gconftool-2 -R /apps | grep media
   media_autorun_x_content_open_folder = []
   media_automount = true
   media_autorun_never = false
   media_autorun_x_content_ignore = []
   media_automount_open = true
   media_autorun_x_content_start_app = [x-content/software]

I have also done: portmaster -r -p hald

Code:

FreeBSD mavio 8.0-RC1 FreeBSD 8.0-RC1 #0: Thu Sep 17 20:45:19 UTC 2009     root@almeida.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC  i386

Still no go, nautilus(1) does not automount the pendrive.

Should I consider it as 8.0-RC1 bug?

plamaiziere · Oct 3, 2009

vermaden said:
With that procedure:

1. put all configs on their place
2. (re)start dbus
3. (re)start hald
4. start x11 as regular user
5. start nautilus
6. plugin pendrive (should automount)

With usb stick you must use devfs.rules, devfs.conf is applied only at startup.

vermaden · Oct 3, 2009

@plamaiziere

I have tried /etc/devfs.rules also, check first post for details.

bboozzoo · Oct 25, 2009

hmm same behaviour here. funny though, if the USB flash is inserted before logging into gnome, the drive gets mounted. If I insert it after logging in, the drive does not appear in nautilus.

There is though some traffic seen by dbus-monitor.

Code:

signal sender=:1.26 -> dest=(null destination) serial=23 path=/org/gtk/Private/RemoteVolumeMonitor; interface=org.gtk.Private.RemoteVolumeMonitor; member=DriveConnected
   string "org.gtk.Private.HalVolumeMonitor"
   string "0x28599660"
   struct {
      string "0x28599660"
      string "Mass Storage Drive"
      string ". GThemedIcon drive-removable-media drive-removable drive"
      boolean false
      boolean false
      boolean true
      boolean false
      boolean false
      array [
      ]
      array [
         dict entry(
            string "hal-udi"
            string "/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/computer_storage"
         )
         dict entry(
            string "unix-device"
            string "/dev/da0"
         )
      ]
   }

vermaden · Oct 25, 2009

bug submitted: http://freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=139972

varnie · Nov 25, 2009

i have just discovered this thread.
i have in general the same issue but i use:

FreeBSD 8.0 Release
Xfce4 4.6.1
XDM
.

tried every possible ways i've come up with but still unable to automount any media (flash mp3 players, DVD-ROM).

vermaden · Nov 25, 2009

@varnie

Then add your thoughts to bug-info:
http://freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=139972

varnie · Nov 29, 2009

good news, vermaden!

there's a new version of hal in ports-tree available on this moment: hal-0.5.13. i've just updated my ports and now i am able to auto-mount my USB devices in XFCE. please give it a try and write back.

graudeejs · Nov 29, 2009

varnie said:
good news, vermaden!

there's a new version of hal in ports-tree available on this moment: hal-0.5.13. i've just updated my ports and now i am able to auto-mount my USB devices in XFCE. please give it a try and write back.

I don't think he's fancy about hal.

varnie · Nov 29, 2009

killasmurf86
i don't think he's not interested in getting new info about the problem he has discovered.

vermaden · Nov 29, 2009

@varnie

I have received that info on email after closing the bug, but thanks for info, I will check that in free time.

@killasmurf86 / @varnie

Both of You are right

I am not fancy about hal [we will see what inmproovements (or problems) will DeviceKit create], but I wanted to check how it will work with automount (generally I use that only for pendrives, and I have had mount/umount options in fluxbox menu.

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