Show device symbols only when device is existing

Justin Denick justin.denick at gmail.com
Tue Sep 20 12:24:21 BST 2005


Try reading up on automount
Google is a great place to start and I'll even give ya a head start:
http://uranus.it.swin.edu.au/~jn/linux/automount.htm

enjoy

On 9/20/05, Florian Lindner <mailinglists at xgm.de> wrote:
> 
> Am Mittwoch, 21. September 2005 04:09 schrieb SnapafunFrank:
> > Florian Lindner wrote:
> > >Hello,
> > >is is possible to show the device symbols on the Desktop only when the
> > > devices (like /dev/sda1) are actually existing?
> > >
> > >Thanks,
> > >
> > >Florian
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> > Right click on your desktop and select " Configure Desktop ... "
> >
> > Within there find the 'Device Icon' tab and check / uncheck what you
> > require.
> 
> Hey,
> I know this functionality but it's not what I want (AFAIK).
> I have a entry for /dev/sda1 in my fstab. If I check "Show unmounted hard
> disks" the icon is always shown, even if /dev/sda1 is not even existing.
> I want to have a icon appearing when I plug in sda1 (and it comes into
> existince in /dev). When I click on this icon it is being mounted.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Florian
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