[mythtv-users] Auto detection of media

[Ma Begaj]

2009/3/27 Peter Lord <peter at plord.co.uk>:
> On Thursday 26 March 2009 18:10:48 Peter Lord wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I'm currently setting up a combined frontend/backend mythtv box - I'm
>> nearly there :-), but I have a few outstanding questions.  I'll post them
>> individually.
>>
>> I'm using .21-fixes from
>> http://www.avenard.org/media/Ubuntu_Repository/Ubuntu_Repository.html on a
>> M3N78-VM based system.
>>
>> I would like the frontend to respond when a new media device is plugged in
>> (ie SD card, USB, DVD etc).  But I can't get this to work :-(
>>
>> In the frontend I have enabled "Monitor CD/DVD (and other removable
>> devices)" ticked, I don't have "use new media" ticked.  When I insert a USB
>> stick/SD card etc, the OS automatically mounts it but mythfrontend does
>> nothing.
>>
>> If I tick "use new media" then without any media plugged in, mythfrontend
>> reports "failed to mount device: /dev/sde", and on stdout :-
>>
>> mount: can't find /dev/sdb in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab
>> 2009-03-26 18:00:52.349 Failed to mount /dev/sdb.
>> 2009-03-26 18:00:52.352 Found a handler
>> mount: can't find /dev/sdc in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab
>> 2009-03-26 18:00:52.377 Failed to mount /dev/sdc.
>> 2009-03-26 18:00:52.380 Found a handler
>> mount: can't find /dev/sdd in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab
>> 2009-03-26 18:00:52.402 Failed to mount /dev/sdd.
>> 2009-03-26 18:00:52.404 Found a handler
>> mount: can't find /dev/sde in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab
>> 2009-03-26 18:00:52.445 Failed to mount /dev/sde.
>> 2009-03-26 18:00:52.448 Found a handler
>> 2009-03-26 18:00:56.243 XMLParse::LoadTheme using
>> /usr/share/mythtv/themes/blootube-wide/gallery-ui.xml
>> mount: can't find /dev/sde in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab
>> 2009-03-26 18:00:56.294 Failed to mount /dev/sde.
>>
>> I think these relate to my SD reader.
>>
>> Why is myth trying to mount these when there is no media inserted ?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Pete
>
> The devices causing a problem seem to be "removable" - myth is probing
> /sys/block/*/removable and then believes the media is present (which it
> isn't).
>
> So presumably udev magic.
>
> Can I submit a bug report somewhere ?
>

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