how to disable media:/ feature?

[paul cooke]

On Tuesday 31 January 2006 15:13, Donatas G. wrote:
> Derek Broughton wrote:
> > Claudia Ringwald wrote:
> >> Am Montag, 30. Januar 2006 14:16 schrieb Donatas G.:
> >>> I would guess a problem like this would be on a priority list for KDE
> >>> 3.5.1 bugfix release, which is to come soon, so perhaps I have just a
> >>> few days to wait for the solution. However, I am impatient to know, if
> >>> there is any progress on it...
> >>
> >> I have 3.5.1 installed (it is already in the repositories - just take a
> >> look at kubuntu.org/packages) BUT I have still a (my) problem with
> >> meda:/
> >>
> >> I have a floppy shown there - and clicking on it mounts the inserted
> >> floppy - but then the displayed folder (media:/fd0) shows nothing. The
> >> floppy ist mounted to /media/floppy0 - but this folder does not exist in
> >> media.
> >
> > It's hard to say if it's correct without knowing what your floppy device
> > is like, but folders won't exist until the corresponding /dev node is
> > created - ie, if you don't have a permanently attached floppy drive you
> > won't always have a folder in /media.
> >
> > Do you have an entry for the floppy in /etc/fstab?  If so, I'd remove
> > it...
>
> I have tried it in many different ways, both having and not having
> entries in /etc/fstab , both having and not having folder /media/fd0
> created... I have the same problem as Claudia. The floppy does get
> mounted, and you can see it when you go /media/fd0/ , but media:/fd0
> shows nothing at the same time.
>
> I have read so many threads in Ubuntu forums regarding this problem,
> that I would ask it this way:
>
> COULD ANYBODY CONFIRM THAT THEY HAVE THE MEDIA:/ THING WORKING CORRECTLY
> WITH FLOPPIES, CD'S, DVD'S AND FLASH STICKS?
>

I have issues with it as well. Various media players don't like the media 
path... 

Konqueror regularly objects when auto opening a DVD. with the message "An 
error occurred while loading media:/hdc:
The file or folder media:/hdc does not exist."

the drive itself exists in fstab as:
/dev/hdc        /media/cdrom0   udf,iso9660 ro,user,noauto  0       0

there is a mount point available of:
/media/cdrom0

so why the heck it can't mount it I don't know

When you have a folder opened via clicking on the desktop icon, I find you 
can't create a new folder in the device. But when I use Kdiskfree, I can use 
kdiskfree to access the device and that konqueror window can create folders 
in the device.


> As far as I am concerned, this media:/ malfunction breakes a lot of
> functionality in KDE. IT IS A HIGH PRIORITY BUG TO FIX.
>
> dONATAS