WTF?! NO floppy in Lucid or in Meerkat! -- PROGRESS REPORT

[Basil Chupin]

On 27/09/2010 04:45, NoOp wrote:
> On 09/25/2010 10:32 PM, Basil Chupin wrote:
>    
>> On 25/09/2010 15:53, Basil Chupin wrote:
>>      
>>> On 25/09/2010 14:24, NoOp wrote:
>>>
>>>        
>>>> On 09/24/2010 08:05 PM, Basil Chupin wrote:
>>>> ...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>          
>>>>> This response being written on Maverick Meerkat (Beta #1) which was
>>>>> upgraded to latest "stuff" only 1/2 hour ago.
>>>>>
>>>>> What you suggest above works on Lucid 10.04.1 - but I have to admit that
>>>>> I don't know if it is the above which is doing it or the fact that I
>>>>> downgraded to udisks1.0.1build1 late last night. In other words, the
>>>>> 'test bed' has been 'contaminated' and the playing field has been changed.
>>>>>
>>>>> However, I am now in Maverick and the above does *NOT* work. And in
>>>>> Maverick it doesn't appear to be a way of downgrading udisks to what
>>>>> NoOp suggests in that bug report. I guess there must be a way but I
>>>>> don't know what it is and don't have the expertise to fool around with
>>>>> apt-get's various options.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>            
>>>> Short answer as I'm off working sailing races at the moment:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>          
>>> Many thanks, NoOp.
>>>
>>>        
>> [pruned]
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>>
>>      
>>> I'll do all this later today or early tomorrow.
>>>
>>>        
>> OK, the old udisks (build1) downloaded and installed on Meerkat.
>>
>> Works like a charm. Every floppy recognised and contents displayed.
>>
>> And I have locked this version in Synatic so that it won't be upgraded
>> into a regressive state....
>>      
> Don't forget to pin for apt-get:
> http://linux.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Ubuntu/2010-08/msg00919.html
>    

Done.

Many thanks again.

BC

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