[DC LoCo] Sound diff in Gnome vs. LXDE (caused by not mounting?)

[Dan Chen]

There are helper utilities in GNOME that handle automount. They don't run by
default in LXDE. You can probably kickstart them by executing nautilus from
within the LXDE session. There is no need to issue the mount command.
On Jul 13, 2011 6:45 PM, "Marti Martinson" <arthur.martinson at verizon.net>
wrote:
> I have a 10.04 LTS install. Audio CDs automount, rhythmbox starts, and I
> play audio CDS through that default player.
>
> I put LXDE on and can choose it as a session at login; I did NOT
> partition the HD for Ubuntu with Gnome and another Ubuntu with LXDE.
>
> The LXDE default player is lxmusic. It refused to play even the included
> default file until I searched through the File menus. In Prefs, you have
> to choose the sound plugin from a drop-down box. It was empty, but also
> had the ALSA option so I chose it. The default file played. (BTW, sound
> was already available in the web browser for youtube vids - Yay for Giro
> Lopez and "Me Enamore.")
>
> In Prefs, too, there is an editable text box with /dev/cdrom in it. I
> put /media/cdrom0 (see below) but it will not keep it.
>
> So, the CD is not automounting in my LXDE session. (I started rhythmbox
> under LXDE and it does not see nor play the CD.)
>
> I found this:
>
> http://linux.about.com/od/ubuntu_doc/a/ubudg19t19.htm
>
> Assuming that /media/cdrom0/ is the location of CD/DVD-ROM
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> * To mount CD/DVD-ROM:
>
> sudo mount /media/cdrom0/ -o unhide
>
> * To unmount CD/DVD-ROM:
>
> sudo umount /media/cdrom0/
> ----------------------------------------------------------
>
> I did a more of /etc/fstab. Yes, it has /media/cdrom0:
>
> /dev/hda /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec 0 0
>
> (Beginning with udf I am clueless.)
>
> Since these DEs share my Ubuntu, I am AFRAID to issue these commands
> under LXDE because I am SCARED they will break the automount in Gnome.
>
> Is this fear un-warranted?
>
> It would just be tedious to have to manually mount/unmount the CD under
> LXDE. I would, however, rather do it THAT way than try to be cute and
> smart, doing some trick with fstab, and destroy Gnome.
>
> I put on LXDE to get comfortable with it - to avoid Unity in the 12.04
> LTS.
>
> As always, thank you, even if I can't get it.
>
> Marti
>
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