[SOLVED] Can't mount anything..

cit30 · 2009-08-20 02:38:18

Hello, I just installed Arch today and so far everything works quite well except for mounting my external HD and DVDs. When I insert a DVD it shows up in the side pane of thunar, but when I click on the icon it gives me this message:

Failed to mount "(name of disk)".
(exo-mount:7045): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "mist",

(exo-mount:7045): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "mist",
org.freedesktop.hal.storage.mount-removable no <-- (action, result).

When I plug in my usb external HD, it shows up in the side pane of thunar, but when I click on it I get this error:

Failed to mount "(name of drive)".
(exo-mount:7454): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "mist",

(exo-mount:7454): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "mist",
org.freedesktop.hal.storage.mount-removable no <-- (action, result).

Both the DVD and HD were working fine on my Linux Mint installation just last night.

I am using Openbox with no desktop environment.

This is really the only thing keeping me from being completly sold on Arch right now. Please help--

Last edited by cit30 (2009-08-23 04:40:09)

djszapi · 2009-08-20 03:58:17

Welcome to the forum, cit30!

http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=46025

cit30 · 2009-08-20 04:21:34

Thanks for the link, djszapi. After applying gtk-engines the HD error is this:

Failed to mount "name of drive".
org.freedesktop.hal.storage.mount-removable no <-- (action, result).

Same error for the DVD. So, gtk-engines appear to have handled the gtk "mist" problem at least.

As per this wiki (http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/HAL#Troubleshooting) I altered my /etc/PolicyKit/PolicyKit.conf file to look like this:

</config>

Now when I click on the HD I get this error:

Failed to open directory "name of drive".
Permission denied.

It seems that my errors are getting shorter, so I must be going in the right direction with this

skottish · 2009-08-20 04:29:28

This one works for me. Of course the user name 'skottish' may not be helpful for you:

<?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="skottish"> <!-- replace with your login or delete the line if you want to allow all users to manipulate devices (keep security issues in mind though) -->
        <match action="org.freedesktop.hal.storage.*">
            <return result="yes"/>
        </match>
        <match action="hal-storage-mount-fixed-extra-options"> <!-- for internal devices mounted with extra options like a wished mount point -->
            <return result="yes" />
        </match>
        <match action="hal-storage-mount-removable-extra-options"> <!-- for external devices mounted with extra options like a wished mount point -->
            <return result="yes" />
        </match>
    </match>
</config>

Incidentally, I don't use the ck-launch-session command. I simply use openbox-session.

cit30 · 2009-08-20 04:44:36

Thanks for your reply, skottish, but I still get the same permission denied error.

I use openbox-session as well.

AdrenalineJunky · 2009-08-20 05:09:24

is hal in your daemons list in /etc/rc.conf?

cit30 · 2009-08-20 05:14:57

AdrenalineJunky wrote:

is hal in your daemons list in /etc/rc.conf?

Yes, it is.

djszapi · 2009-08-20 06:45:57

Did you try in root mode too, or only in normal user mode ?

cit30 · 2009-08-20 07:28:00

djszapi wrote:

Did you try in root mode too, or only in normal user mode ?

Very good point! Yes, I can access the HD in root mode. What would make the device need root priveleges, and how do I change it?

cit30 · 2009-08-20 16:40:30

Thanks for your help, everyone. The external HD problem was solved by installing the NTFS-3G driver.
As for the DVD drive, I'm not sure what ended up fixing that, but it works now.

Last edited by cit30 (2009-08-20 16:44:20)

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[SOLVED] Can't mount anything..

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