I suspect it might be a fault with gnome-volume-manager instead of hal. I can mount the drives with 'sudo mount', and hal-device reports they are mounted.
** Changed in: gnome-volume-manager (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: hal => gnome-volume-manager -- external usb disks no longer mount in gutsy https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/132349 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs