FYI: I get these updates today which fixes the problem for me
upgrade libhal1 0.5.7-1ubuntu18.2 0.5.7-1ubuntu18.2kubuntu1 upgrade hal 0.5.7-1ubuntu18.2 0.5.7-1ubuntu18.2kubuntu1 upgrade libhal-storage1 0.5.7-1ubuntu18.2 0.5.7-1ubuntu18.2kubuntu1 Can anyone confirm? -- Latest hal update breaks USB stick mounting in kubuntu dapper kde 3.5.5 https://launchpad.net/bugs/72869 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs