I'm having the same issue on Ubuntu 21.10. It's NOT a VirtualBox virtual machine, but an Ubuntu desktop installation on a physical volume.
When I insert any usb device, it doesn't get mounted, despite org.gnome.desktop.media-handling configuration: $ gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.media-handling automount true $ gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.media-handling automount-open true Here is dmesg log after connecting my smartphone via usb: [13254.311575] usb 3-6: USB disconnect, device number 5 [13265.122249] usb 3-6: new high-speed USB device number 7 using xhci_hcd [13265.250291] usb 3-6: device descriptor read/64, error -32 [13265.506983] usb 3-6: New USB device found, idVendor=2717, idProduct=ff40, bcdDevice= 4.04 [13265.506991] usb 3-6: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3 [13265.506994] usb 3-6: Product: Redmi 9 [13265.506996] usb 3-6: Manufacturer: Xiaomi [13265.506998] usb 3-6: SerialNumber: cXXXXXXXXX [13272.500089] usb 3-6: USB disconnect, device number 7 [13272.946154] usb 3-6: new high-speed USB device number 8 using xhci_hcd [13273.094848] usb 3-6: New USB device found, idVendor=2717, idProduct=ff40, bcdDevice= 4.04 [13273.094862] usb 3-6: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3 [13273.094867] usb 3-6: Product: Redmi 9 [13273.094872] usb 3-6: Manufacturer: Xiaomi [13273.094875] usb 3-6: SerialNumber: cXXXXXXXXX -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1946525 Title: Removable media are not mounted automatically To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/udisks2/+bug/1946525/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
