Vanilla kernels and usb key automount

[Derek Broughton]

Paolo Ciarrocchi wrote:

> On 7/14/06, Derek Broughton <news at pointerstop.ca> wrote:
>> Paolo Ciarrocchi wrote:

>> > If I boot using an ubuntu kernel everything run like a charm.
>> >
>> > Months ago I opened a bug to Ubuntu but it has been closed because a
>> > vanilla kernel is not supported by Ubunut, that is really silly in my
>> > very humble opinion.
>>
>> I think it's silly expecting Ubuntu to fix something that is apparently
>> fixed with an Ubuntu kernel.  How do you expect them to fix it?  They'd
>> have to release the fix as a mod to the kernel - except they already did
>> that.
> 
> That's not a kernel issue, there is something wrong in userspace. And
> it seems to only affect Ubuntu and not other distros.

Sorry, but no.  I'm sure you're right that the problem can be resolved in
userspace - but clearly if you get the behaviour you want with an Ubuntu
kernel and not with a vanilla kernel, then Ubuntu devs have already fixed
it - in the kernel.  I can understand them not wanting to redo the
solution.
-- 
derek