On 2010-08-25 21:55, Mads Jeppe Tarp-Johansen wrote:

openSUSErs

Having sucesfully installed openSUSE 11.3 `Minimal X Window' installation and done update manual mount of USB stick is straight forward and eg lsusb shows the device without any problems.

However, I simply can't figure out how to enable hotplugging (or auto- mount, really not sure what is the proper phrasing) in the following sense: upon insertion of USB stick the OS should automatically mount and make the device available on /media/WhateverAppropriate irrespective of user.

I've been over various discussions/posts on the web but didn't find conclusive description on what core mechanism is supposed (I sense that historically there has been different approaches to hotplugging ...) to be responsible of hotplugging on openSUSE 11.3. It may simply be that a package is not being installed now that I've chosen a `Minimal X Window' installation.

The "core" mechanism is now implemented by each desktop, meaning gnome or kde. They monitor the udev-hal system, and mount themselves the devices when they come available. If you are unlucky to choose a desktop that doesn't handle automounting, well... you have to use manual mounting, or install and configure a daemon that does it for you. It is not a question of "enabling". There is one such daemon, but I don't remember the name. Also, have a look at the yast package manager, looking at the packages for your desktop, to see if there is something that seems to do mounting automatically. Look at the posts in the archive, it will be mentioned somewhere. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 11.2 x86_64 "Emerald" GM (Elessar))