Gnome vs KDE

[David Curry]

Arthur Pemberton wrote:

> David Curry wrote:
>
>> Arthur Pemberton wrote:
>>
>>> I'd like to hope that everyone complaining of this issue has filed 
>>> appropriate bug reports.
>>>
>> Thanks, Arthur!  I had not filed a bug report on inability to mount 
>> CD drives while running the KDE desktop since FC2 is so near Fedora 
>> EOL, the problem first occurred on my RH 8.0 system, and I suspected 
>> that Fedora Bugzilla searches would be as worthless as my fedora-list 
>> archive searches with the archive search engine.  But, on your gentle 
>> prodding I proceeded to file a bug report anyway until I reached the 
>> point of inputing specific message text.
>>
>> I logged off the gnome desktop and started a KDE desktop session, 
>> stuck a CD in /mnt/cdrom/  (CD-RW drive) and VOILA!!  The drive 
>> automounted.
>> Trying to stick a music CD in /mnt/cdrom1/  (CD-ROM drive), I found 
>> the drive already mounted.  Replacing that CD with a music CD and 
>> after adjusting some sound preferences I am now listening to music 
>> while composing this mail.
>>
>> Baffling is an understatement here.  I have made no changes to my 
>> system setup.  No updates have been applied since I last logged into 
>> a KDE desktop session.  The only thing that I can think of which 
>> might distinguish this experience from earlier attempts to use the 
>> desktop is that I had left a CD in the /mnt/cdrom1 device.
>>
> Ahh the power of bugzilla :D
>
> On a more serious note, I suspect it may have been more benifical if 
> the problem was more reproducable to aid the bug report. However it 
> works for you., that's good.
>
> Peace
>
Well, the CD mount problem is back -- sort of.  And it is now sort of a 
CD drive unmount problem - sort of. 

The problems emerged immediately after I used the KDE gui interfaces to 
issue the command to eject a CD without first clicking on the unmount 
menu option.  The mount/unmount behavior of the drives is now pretty 
erratic, but some consistencies may be emerging.  I am beginning to 
suspect that something is amiss with the way the drives are jumpered.