I want gnome _not_ to mount windows partitions at start
When I start gnome, it always mounts all windows partitions. I unmount them, and the next time I start gnome there they are again: disgusting. I think Nautilus is responsible for that, but I don't see any thing in the configuration for disabling that automatism. -- Cheers, Carlos Robinson
In a previous message, Carlos E. R. wrote:
When I start gnome, it always mounts all windows partitions. I unmount them, and the next time I start gnome there they are again: disgusting. I think Nautilus is responsible for that, but I don't see any thing in the configuration for disabling that automatism.
In /etc/fstab, change the entries for your windows partitions to have "noauto" instead of "auto". That should sort it :-) HTH, John -- John Pettigrew Headstrong Games john@headstrong-games.co.uk Fun : Strategy : Price http://www.headstrong-games.co.uk/ Board games that won't break the bank Fields of Valour: 2 Norse clans battle on one of 3 different boards
The 02.11.11 at 15:59, John Pettigrew wrote:
In a previous message, Carlos E. R. wrote:
When I start gnome, it always mounts all windows partitions. I unmount them, and the next time I start gnome there they are again: disgusting. I think Nautilus is responsible for that, but I don't see any thing in the configuration for disabling that automatism.
In /etc/fstab, change the entries for your windows partitions to have "noauto" instead of "auto".
That should sort it :-)
Huh? MMmm..., yes, you are right, that works. I was uncanny. When I first logged it, there they were, half a dozen icons. I removed them, exited saving the session, and logged in again: good, they dissapeared. When I rebooted and logged in again, there they were, back there in the desktop. I hate automatisms that can not be disabled. Well... at least your trick disables that behaviour, unless I want some partition mounted by the system automatically. -- Cheers, Carlos Robinson
In a previous message, Carlos E. R. wrote:
I was uncanny. When I first logged it, there they were, half a dozen icons. I removed them, exited saving the session, and logged in again: good, they dissapeared. When I rebooted and logged in again, there they were, back there in the desktop.
That's because drives are automounted at boot time, so merely logging out won't help. Once it's mounted, it's mounted, unless you unmount it - merely removing the icon from the desktop won't do that!
I hate automatisms that can not be disabled. Well... at least your trick disables that behaviour, unless I want some partition mounted by the system automatically.
SuSE assumes that you will want to be able to access windows partitions from linux, so automounts them. Putting "noauto" in fstab lets you take control of the behaviour :-) Glad it worked! John -- John Pettigrew Headstrong Games john@headstrong-games.co.uk Fun : Strategy : Price http://www.headstrong-games.co.uk/ Board games that won't break the bank Valley of the Kings: ransack an ancient Egyptian tomb but beware of mummies!
The 02.11.12 at 08:28, John Pettigrew wrote:
In a previous message, Carlos E. R. wrote:
I was uncanny. When I first logged it, there they were, half a dozen icons. I removed them, exited saving the session, and logged in again: good, they dissapeared. When I rebooted and logged in again, there they were, back there in the desktop.
That's because drives are automounted at boot time, so merely logging out won't help. Once it's mounted, it's mounted, unless you unmount it - merely removing the icon from the desktop won't do that!
I know; but regardless of the mounted state, I just want the icons to disappear. I mean, I could want those partitions mounted, but I do not need those icons displayed, I just want a clear desktop. I can not remove the icons, unly unmount them.
SuSE assumes that you will want to be able to access windows partitions from linux, so automounts them. Putting "noauto" in fstab lets you take control of the behaviour :-)
Glad it worked!
Yes, for the moment :-) Further on, I may mount certain partition at boot time, but I do not want it displayed in the desktop as an Icon. If I want a file, I know how to get it without that extra "help". I mean, I just want control of my desktop! ;-) I think I had this problem previously (sus 7.3), and I had to disable nautilus from drawing my desktop at all, using maybe gmc for the task (not sure of the name) -- Cheers, Carlos Robinson
In a previous message, Carlos E. R. wrote:
regardless of the mounted state, I just want the icons to disappear. I mean, I could want those partitions mounted, but I do not need those icons displayed,
OIC. In that case, then I think you're sunk. Nautilus (AFAIK) displays all mounted volumes on the desktop - win partitions, CDs, floppies etc. - and there doesn't seem to be anything you can do about it. If you want a desktop without any such things, don't use nautilus to draw your desktop. Gnome will do a basic background, or you could use ROX or something else (you mentioned gmc, but I've not used that). John -- John Pettigrew Headstrong Games john@headstrong-games.co.uk Fun : Strategy : Price http://www.headstrong-games.co.uk/ Board games that won't break the bank Fields of Valour: 2 Norse clans battle on one of 3 different boards
The 02.11.12 at 23:18, John Pettigrew wrote:
In a previous message, Carlos E. R. wrote:
regardless of the mounted state, I just want the icons to disappear. I mean, I could want those partitions mounted, but I do not need those icons displayed,
OIC. In that case, then I think you're sunk. Nautilus (AFAIK) displays all mounted volumes on the desktop - win partitions, CDs, floppies etc. - and there doesn't seem to be anything you can do about it.
Argh. I was afraid that would be the case.
If you want a desktop without any such things, don't use nautilus to draw your desktop. Gnome will do a basic background, or you could use ROX or something else (you mentioned gmc, but I've not used that).
Yes, it is the gnome equivalent of mc (Midnight Comander). -- Cheers, Carlos Robinson
On Monday 11 November 2002 21:18, Carlos E. R. wrote:
The 02.11.11 at 15:59, John Pettigrew wrote:
In a previous message, Carlos E. R. wrote:
When I start gnome, it always mounts all windows partitions. I unmount them, and the next time I start gnome there they are again: disgusting. I think Nautilus is responsible for that, but I don't see any thing in the configuration for disabling that automatism.
In /etc/fstab, change the entries for your windows partitions to have "noauto" instead of "auto".
That should sort it :-)
Huh?
MMmm..., yes, you are right, that works.
I was uncanny. When I first logged it, there they were, half a dozen icons. I removed them, exited saving the session, and logged in again: good, they dissapeared. When I rebooted and logged in again, there they were, back there in the desktop.
I hate automatisms that can not be disabled. Well... at least your trick disables that behaviour, unless I want some partition mounted by the system automatically.
In this case it's not so much a trick or work-around - editing /etc/fstab is the proper Linux mechanism for recording the desired mount state (among other things) of the system at boot time. The desktop behaved correctly by reflecting fstab. If you don't want these partitions mounted automatically, then you did the right thing following John's advice. If you do decide you want a particular partition mounted at boot time, change your 'noauto' back to 'auto'. Best Fergus -- Fergus Wilde Chetham's Library Long Millgate Manchester M3 1SB Tel: +44 161 834 7961 Fax: +44 161 839 5797 http://www.chethams.org.uk
The 02.11.12 at 08:57, Fergus Wilde wrote:
I hate automatisms that can not be disabled. Well... at least your trick disables that behaviour, unless I want some partition mounted by the system automatically.
In this case it's not so much a trick or work-around - editing /etc/fstab is the proper Linux mechanism for recording the desired mount state (among other things) of the system at boot time.
Agreed.
The desktop behaved correctly by reflecting fstab. If you don't want these partitions mounted automatically, then you did the right thing following John's advice. If you do decide you want a particular partition mounted at boot time, change your 'noauto' back to 'auto'.
No, what I want is no icons reflecting the mounted windows partitions. I want to be able to choose what icons I have in my own desktop, regardles of what the designer thought I would like. Ie, Full control! The only way I know is disabling nautilus from dawing my desktop. -- Cheers, Carlos Robinson
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