[xubuntu-users] thunar: several usb devices don't open automatically

[James Freer]

On Tue, Dec 25, 2012 at 11:00 PM, TOM TOM <thomasthoma at gmail.com> wrote:
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>
> On Wed, Dec 26, 2012 at 12:16 AM, James Freer <jessejazza3.uk at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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>> On Tue, Dec 25, 2012 at 10:08 PM, James Freer <jessejazza3.uk at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > On Tue, 25 Dec 2012, TOM TOM wrote:
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>> >> Hello everyone!
>> >>
>> >> I'm using Xubuntu 4.10 and noticed that while Thunar automounts and
>> >> opens
>> >> most of my
>> >> usb sticks -when plugged in
>> >> For some usb sticks and external devices, it doesn't.
>> >> gets automounted by nautilus in Ubuntu.
>> >>
>> >> So here's my favorite question ever: why is it doing that?
>> >
>> >
>> > I assume it is because that particular drive dosn't have a linux driver?
>> > I
>> > have ONE usb stick that i can't access... all my other hard drives and
>> > sticks work fine.
>> >
>> > I think the question you mean is where does one get extra drivers from.
>> > Which i'd like to know too as this usb stick is a pen type with a
>> > overhead
>> > projector light on it and one or two other useful things which i'd like
>> > to
>> > use again!
>> >
>> > james
>>
>> Having just looked in synaptic - there is an app called usbmount. If
>> that's needed why do all-but-one of mine work ok?
>>
>> james
>>
>
> Hi James, thanks for your answer.
>
> I think the issue I'm having is a little different.
> *All* of my drives get mounted once I click on their icon, but not all of
> them get *auto*-mounted.
>

My apologies... slightly different problem to what i thought. Not that
i wanted to hijack but i'm still trying to find a solution for this
usb stick of mine - decent quality but doesn't seem to like linux.

james