Auto detect CD/USB

[Paul Williams]

On Tue, 2006-10-24 at 13:39 +1000, Daryl Sayers wrote:
> I am attempting to remove the functionality of the window poping up each time
> I insert a CD into my server. As my server is servicing up to 10 X-Terminals
> this window pops up on all 10 user screens. This of course is unacceptable.
> My problem is that I was originally going to remove udev. When I disable
> it from loading at boot, it stops my networking as udev seems to be what
> starts up the network interface. My question is:
> 
> As I dont use or need USB/CD auto detection what is the best way to disable
> it. Should I be trying to turn it off at the kernel level (how) or should
> I be turning it off at the application layer (how). I did try and install
> devfsd but could not get it operate correctly. 
> 
If you are using GNOME, go to System > Preferences > Removable Drives
and Media (or run gnome-volume-properties), and select the appropriate
options. If you are using KDE or XFCE, I don't know.
> -- 
> Daryl Sayers
> 
Thanks,
Paul Williams (paul at smoothweb.net) | Jabber: pwill at jabber.org
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