This works at least in 17.10 and I believe in 16.04, but it wasn't a nautilus fix so closing as invalid. Thanks!
** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of DX Packages, which is subscribed to notify-osd in Ubuntu. Matching subscriptions: dx-packages https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/345317 Title: should display notification when new media are detected Status in nautilus package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in notify-osd package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: There should be a notification bubble whenever a USB/firewire device is plugged in. <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NotifyOSD#device-detection> gnome-mount should implement these notification bubbles, but does not. <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NotifyOSD#gnome-mount> To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/345317/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dx-packages Post to : dx-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dx-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp