On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 16:54:31 +0100, AG wrote: > Florian Kulzer wrote: >> On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 09:14:08 +0100, AG wrote: >>> Florian Kulzer wrote: >>>> On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 23:07:16 +0100, AG wrote: >>>> >>>>> In KDE3.5.5, running on Etch whenever I load a USB data stick, it >>>>> triggers OpenOffice.org's splash screen and then reports that >>>>> media:/sda1 does not exist.
[...] >> I would start by taking a close look at this file: >> >> ~/.kde/share/config/medianotifierrc >> >> In the backup of my old ~/.kde folder, this file only has one section >> called "[Auto Actions]"; it contains 8 lines for different media types, >> which all list "#NothinAction", e.g.: >> >> media/removable_mounted=#NothinAction >> media/removable_unmounted=#NothinAction >> >> > I looked in here and found pretty much what you thought that I would. > Here's the content of that file: > > [Auto Actions] > media/audiocd=#Service:/usr/share/apps/konqueror/servicemenus/audiocd_play.desktop > media/cdwriter_unmounted=#OpenAction > media/removable_mounted=#OpenAction > media/removable_unmounted=#OpenAction > > No surprises there, really. Only if "#OpenAction" for the unmounted devices is defined correctly so that they get mounted. >> AFAIK, the user customizations for the file associations are saved here: >> >> ~/.kde/share/config/profilerc >> >> You should check if this file contains any references to "ooo-*.desktop" >> or "media/*". >> >> > Did that and viola, this entry was found, near the end of the file: > > [media/removable_unmounted - 2] > AllowAsDefault=true > Application=ooo-writer.desktop > GenericServiceType=Application > Preference=2 > ServiceType=media/removable_unmounted [...] >> If either file looks corrupted then it might be easiest to move it out >> of the way and let KDE recreate it from a good template at the next >> start. (Keep the "bad" file around so that you can restore it if >> necessary.) Comparing medianotifierrc and profilerc of the two users may >> help to get a clue where things go wrong. >> >> > I am unable to do so unfortunately. Even though I created a basic user > account to test this issue out under a vanilla KDE environment, KDE does > not seem to have created those files for the "test" account. > > Going back to the above, I have included the entire profilerc file > including the original ooo-writer.desktop entry. This is just to ensure > that I haven't missed anything out that may have been earlier, but > AFAICT this was the one and only ooo entry. [ snip: That file seems to be a mess full of redundant entries for media/* service types. ] I would remove both files and try again. (The new account seems to do fine without them, after all.) -- Regards, | http://users.icfo.es/Florian.Kulzer Florian | -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
