No login prompt displayed after updating Ubuntu 10.04, broken gdm
So here's what happens:
I updated my system the other day, was prompted for a reboot for the update to complete but was in the middle of working so I delayed it until after I was done. I reboot and it's broken :(.
It appears to boot normally, with the following exc...
What is the workflow for automount in Gnome 2.30?
I have a ASUS laptop with Fedora 13. My problem is that any USB storage I connect does not automount. I have other computer with Fedora 13 which does not have the problem.
I have not be able to find any difference in configuration between my laptop and other computers that work....
udev hangs in Xen with patched kernel in Arch Linux
I've been trying to get Arch Linux running in Xen (a prgmr.com VPS). I've followed a guide at book.xen.prgmr.com/mediawiki/index.php/Arch_Linux, patching, compiling the Linux kernel, and setting up the configuration. When I reboot, output just stops at udev: starting version 16...
HALEVT troubleshooting: VFAT usb storage device gets mounted with root:root user:group
Hi,
i'm banging my head for number of days around this problem. using Halevt for automounting, everything mostly works, but the only thing is that Halevt mounts external USB storage devices as root. So, as user i cannot write to files on them. Halevt gets run as halevt user on boo...
Upgrade Debian to unstable on VirtualBox: udev problem
I'm running Debian stable on VirtualBox on Windows Vista 64-bit Ultimate. It's been running great, but I needed some newer packages, so I put sid in my sources.list to upgrade to unstable (as I've done a dozen times on various Linux boxes over the years).
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Update udev after fdisk run
How to update /dev directory after creation of new partition on a disk?
I have the udev installed, it works perfectly except this. The new devices appear only on reboot.
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Debian Lenny expects udev on a vps that doesn't support it
Primary symptom: /proc/self/fd is there and normally populated, however /dev/fd is not. Process substitution therefore fails, because bash wants to create files under /dev/fd.
/dev/.static/ and /dev/.udev are popula...
udev and Garmin eTrex Vista HCx in ubuntu 9.10
I have a Garmin eTrex Vista HCx GPS and would like to use it in ubuntu 9.10.
At first I just plugged the thing in and it recognised it as a "Garmin eTrexHCx microSD" in the nautilus "computer:///" window. Great! I try to access it, and, no matter how many times I double click, no...
udev: Mount encrypted volume upon USB stick insertion
I have an encrypted partition which I would like to mount automatically when I insert a usb stick containing the key, and I'd like to unmount it (and close the mapper) when the stick is removed. I am using Ubuntu Karmic.
There seem to be a couple projects which attempt this for Tr...
Script in udev rule doesn’t run
I'm running Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) on a laptop and would like NumLock to automatically toggle depending on whether my USB keyboard is plugged in (numlock on) or unplugged (numlock off).
To accomplish this, I first installed the "numlockx" package. numlockx on and ...
How to rescan and remount drives on Ubuntu Hardy or Jaunty?
When I connect an USB drive to an Ununtu Hardy and Jaunty system, the system mounts the partitions found on the drive, and opens a Nautilus window for each mounted partitions. Within Nautilus, I am able to unmount partitions.
What I need is a command or action which forces the sys...
Linux: How to read-enable dynamic mice
I have an app that reads input from 4 (four) mice that are plugged in via USB in addition to the built-in touchpad. This is no problem for Ubuntu 9.10: hald notices the new devices and udev's them brand new entries called /dev/input/mouse4 ... mouse7.
My ...