Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3397 mails)

[Randall R Schulz <rschulz@xxxxxxxxx>]

Ed,

Thanks for the information. But... see below.


On Monday 25 April 2005 09:25, Ed Harrison wrote:
> ** Reply to message from Randall R Schulz <rschulz@xxxxxxxxx> on Sun,
> 24 Apr 2005 10:10:34 -0700
>
> > ... How can I selectively suppress the auto-mounting of this
> > device so VMware can allow the Windows host OS to access it? I
> > don't mind having to take some action before inserting the flash
> > stick when I want it to be seen by Windows, but I not willing to
> > reboot or even log out and back in to do so.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> >
> > Randall Schulz
>
> It is not that difficult.  Hotplug is automatically loading
> usb-storage when you plug the drive in.
>
> You can disable hotplug, but other usb devices will not be activated.

Well, I can hardly afford to have my printer go off-line (though I'd 
dearly like to get a real printer, a laser printer that does PostScript 
and that attaches via Ethernet, not one of these rip-off ink-jet 
things...).


> Or, as root, do a rmmod usb-storage; however, this module supports
> all USB storage devices.
>
> If that is acceptable, then go to VM>>Removable Devices>>USB Devices
> and check the name of the drive.

If there's a way to selectively configure which USB devices or classes 
of devices are managed by hot-plug daemon, that would be ideal.


> If it is not in the list, go to Full Screen in VM, unplug and replug
> the drive. It should now appear in the list, and may even show up in
> My Computer.
>
> Ed Harrison


Randall Schulz