[gentoo-user] FAT32 USB not showing/mounting

[gentoo-user] FAT32 USB not showing/mounting

[Joseph]

I have a USB stick with FAT32 file system, but when I insert the disk it is not mounting on my desktop.
No icon is showing up, why?

grep -i fat .config
# DOS/FAT/NT Filesystems
CONFIG_FAT_FS=y
CONFIG_VFAT_FS=y
CONFIG_FAT_DEFAULT_CODEPAGE=437
CONFIG_FAT_DEFAULT_IOCHARSET="iso8859-1"

dmesg:

[261337.914238]  sdb: sdb1
[261337.915511] sd 27:0:0:0: [sdb] No Caching mode page present
[261337.915513] sd 27:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
[261337.915515] sd 27:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk

-- 
Joseph

Re: [gentoo-user] FAT32 USB not showing/mounting

[J. Roeleveld]

On 15 December 2014 06:37:58 CET, Joseph <syscon780@gmail.com> wrote:
>I have a USB stick with FAT32 file system, but when I insert the disk
>it is not mounting on my desktop.
>No icon is showing up, why?
>
>grep -i fat .config
># DOS/FAT/NT Filesystems
>CONFIG_FAT_FS=y
>CONFIG_VFAT_FS=y
>CONFIG_FAT_DEFAULT_CODEPAGE=437
>CONFIG_FAT_DEFAULT_IOCHARSET="iso8859-1"
>
>dmesg:
>
>[261337.914238]  sdb: sdb1
>[261337.915511] sd 27:0:0:0: [sdb] No Caching mode page present
>[261337.915513] sd 27:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
>[261337.915515] sd 27:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk

Can you mount it manually?

Do you have auto mounting support for other filesystems?

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Joost
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Re: [gentoo-user] FAT32 USB not showing/mounting

[Neil Bothwick]

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On Sun, 14 Dec 2014 22:37:58 -0700, Joseph wrote:

> I have a USB stick with FAT32 file system, but when I insert the disk
> it is not mounting on my desktop. No icon is showing up, why?

Which desktop are you using? Does it have an auto-mounter installed by
default?


-- 
Neil Bothwick

Top Oxymorons Number 18: Taped live

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Re: [gentoo-user] FAT32 USB not showing/mounting

[Joseph]

On 12/15/14 09:19, Neil Bothwick wrote:
>On Sun, 14 Dec 2014 22:37:58 -0700, Joseph wrote:
>
>> I have a USB stick with FAT32 file system, but when I insert the disk
>> it is not mounting on my desktop. No icon is showing up, why?
>
>Which desktop are you using? Does it have an auto-mounter installed by
>default?
>
>
>-- 
>Neil Bothwick
>
>Top Oxymorons Number 18: Taped live

I'm using XFCE4 and everytime I insert a USB with FAT or ext2/3/4 the icon pops up on a desktop but I mount them manually.  

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Joseph

Re: [gentoo-user] FAT32 USB not showing/mounting

[Alexander Kapshuk]

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On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 3:33 PM, Joseph <syscon780@gmail.com> wrote:

> On 12/15/14 09:19, Neil Bothwick wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 14 Dec 2014 22:37:58 -0700, Joseph wrote:
>>
>>  I have a USB stick with FAT32 file system, but when I insert the disk
>>> it is not mounting on my desktop. No icon is showing up, why?
>>>
>>
>> Which desktop are you using? Does it have an auto-mounter installed by
>> default?
>>
>>
>> --
>> Neil Bothwick
>>
>> Top Oxymorons Number 18: Taped live
>>
>
> I'm using XFCE4 and everytime I insert a USB with FAT or ext2/3/4 the icon
> pops up on a desktop but I mount them manually.
> --
> Joseph
>
>
I remember asking on this list for instructions on how to auto-mount
removable drives some time ago as well.

Here's a copy of the rely I got. Hope this helps.
--------------------------------------------------------------
From: Samuli Suominen <ssuominen@gentoo.org>
Date: Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 9:21 PM
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] re: automounting removable drives
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org


xfce-base/thunar needs to have USE="udev" enabled and
xfce-extra/thunar-volman must be installed

i don't see thunar-volman in your list there

futhermore authorization from polkit/consolekit must be working, so you
must see 'active = TRUE' line when you run `ck-list-sessions` in your
Xfce's Terminal as a normal user, see this thread (first post of it):

http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-858965-start-0.html

and like said, xfce4-mount-plugin is irrelevant, and `mount` command
shouldn't be used at all for udisks maintained removable devices, instead
`udisksctl mount` should be used as a normal user if you really want to
mount from commandline

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Re: [gentoo-user] FAT32 USB not showing/mounting

[Joseph]

On 12/15/14 18:17, Alexander Kapshuk wrote:
>   On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 3:33 PM, Joseph <[1]syscon780@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>   On 12/15/14 09:19, Neil Bothwick wrote:
>
>     On Sun, 14 Dec 2014 22:37:58 -0700, Joseph wrote:
>
>     I have a USB stick with FAT32 file system, but when I insert the
>     disk
>     it is not mounting on my desktop. No icon is showing up, why?
>
>     Which desktop are you using? Does it have an auto-mounter installed
>     by
>     default?
>     --
>     Neil Bothwick
>     Top Oxymorons Number 18: Taped live
>
>     I'm using XFCE4 and everytime I insert a USB with FAT or ext2/3/4
>     the icon pops up on a desktop but I mount them manually.Â
>     --
>     Joseph
>
>   Â
>   I remember asking on this list for instructions on how to auto-mount
>   removable drives some time ago as well.
>   Here's a copy of the rely I got. Hope this helps.
>   --------------------------------------------------------------
>   From: Samuli Suominen <[2]ssuominen@gentoo.org>
>   Date: Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 9:21 PM
>   Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] re: automounting removable drives
>   To: [3]gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
>   xfce-base/thunar needs to have USE="udev" enabled and
>   xfce-extra/thunar-volman must be installed
>   i don't see thunar-volman in your list there
>   futhermore authorization from polkit/consolekit must be working, so you
>   must see 'active = TRUE' line when you run `ck-list-sessions` in your
>   Xfce's Terminal as a normal user, see this thread (first post of it):
>   [4]http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-858965-start-0.html
>   and like said, xfce4-mount-plugin is irrelevant, and `mount` command
>   shouldn't be used at all for udisks maintained removable devices,
>   instead `udisksctl mount` should be used as a normal user if you really
>   want to mount from commandline

I'm not after auto mounting, I just want the USB icon to appear on XFCE desktop when I insert USB stick.
I mount them USB by right clicking on the icon and select "mount"
But for some reason or another the FAT32 is not showing up.

-- 
Joseph

Re: [gentoo-user] FAT32 USB not showing/mounting

[Alexander Kapshuk]

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On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 1:54 AM, Joseph <syscon780@gmail.com> wrote:

> On 12/15/14 18:17, Alexander Kapshuk wrote:
>
>>   On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 3:33 PM, Joseph <[1]syscon780@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>   On 12/15/14 09:19, Neil Bothwick wrote:
>>
>>     On Sun, 14 Dec 2014 22:37:58 -0700, Joseph wrote:
>>
>>     I have a USB stick with FAT32 file system, but when I insert the
>>     disk
>>     it is not mounting on my desktop. No icon is showing up, why?
>>
>>     Which desktop are you using? Does it have an auto-mounter installed
>>     by
>>     default?
>>     --
>>     Neil Bothwick
>>     Top Oxymorons Number 18: Taped live
>>
>>     I'm using XFCE4 and everytime I insert a USB with FAT or ext2/3/4
>>     the icon pops up on a desktop but I mount them manually.Â
>>     --
>>     Joseph
>>
>>   Â
>>   I remember asking on this list for instructions on how to auto-mount
>>   removable drives some time ago as well.
>>   Here's a copy of the rely I got. Hope this helps.
>>   --------------------------------------------------------------
>>   From: Samuli Suominen <[2]ssuominen@gentoo.org>
>>   Date: Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 9:21 PM
>>   Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] re: automounting removable drives
>>   To: [3]gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
>>   xfce-base/thunar needs to have USE="udev" enabled and
>>   xfce-extra/thunar-volman must be installed
>>   i don't see thunar-volman in your list there
>>   futhermore authorization from polkit/consolekit must be working, so you
>>   must see 'active = TRUE' line when you run `ck-list-sessions` in your
>>   Xfce's Terminal as a normal user, see this thread (first post of it):
>>   [4]http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-858965-start-0.html
>>   and like said, xfce4-mount-plugin is irrelevant, and `mount` command
>>   shouldn't be used at all for udisks maintained removable devices,
>>   instead `udisksctl mount` should be used as a normal user if you really
>>   want to mount from commandline
>>
>
> I'm not after auto mounting, I just want the USB icon to appear on XFCE
> desktop when I insert USB stick.
> I mount them USB by right clicking on the icon and select "mount"
> But for some reason or another the FAT32 is not showing up.
>
> --
> Joseph
>
> By following the instructions given at the link I specified in my last
email, I had the USB icon as well as icons for other types of removable
devices appear on my XFCE desktop. You may want to go over those
instructions to eliminate something you might have overlooked.

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Re: [gentoo-user] FAT32 USB not showing/mounting

[wabenbau]

Am Sonntag, 14.12.2014 um 22:37
schrieb Joseph <syscon780@gmail.com>:

> I have a USB stick with FAT32 file system, but when I insert the disk
> it is not mounting on my desktop. No icon is showing up, why?

Here comes the the magic formula, IIRC ;)

Your user has to be in group plugdev.

udisks USE flag for xfce-base/thunar must be set.

The USB-device may NOT have a config line in /etc/fstab.

To enable/disable automounting look at thunars menu:
edit -> settings -> advanced-settings -> volume-management (checkbox)

Regards
wabe

Re: [gentoo-user] FAT32 USB not showing/mounting

[Joseph]

On 12/16/14 01:37, wabenbau@gmail.com wrote:
>Am Sonntag, 14.12.2014 um 22:37
>schrieb Joseph <syscon780@gmail.com>:
>
>> I have a USB stick with FAT32 file system, but when I insert the disk
>> it is not mounting on my desktop. No icon is showing up, why?
>
>Here comes the the magic formula, IIRC ;)
>
>Your user has to be in group plugdev.

Done.

>udisks USE flag for xfce-base/thunar must be set.

Yes, it was.

>The USB-device may NOT have a config line in /etc/fstab.

Correct, done.

>To enable/disable automounting look at thunars menu:
>edit -> settings -> advanced-settings -> volume-management (checkbox)

Yes, it is/was enabled.

When I insert USB stick formatted as FAT or ext3/4 the icon automatically appears on my desktop.
When I insert USB stick formatted as FAT32, nothing happens.
That is what is puzzling me.

-- 
Joseph

Re: [gentoo-user] FAT32 USB not showing/mounting

[wabenbau]

Am Montag, 15.12.2014 um 20:02
schrieb Joseph <syscon780@gmail.com>:

> On 12/16/14 01:37, wabenbau@gmail.com wrote:
> >Am Sonntag, 14.12.2014 um 22:37
> >schrieb Joseph <syscon780@gmail.com>:
> >
> >> I have a USB stick with FAT32 file system, but when I insert the
> >> disk it is not mounting on my desktop. No icon is showing up, why?
> >
> >Here comes the the magic formula, IIRC ;)
> >
> >Your user has to be in group plugdev.
> 
> Done.
> 
> >udisks USE flag for xfce-base/thunar must be set.
> 
> Yes, it was.
> 
> >The USB-device may NOT have a config line in /etc/fstab.
> 
> Correct, done.
> 
> >To enable/disable automounting look at thunars menu:
> >edit -> settings -> advanced-settings -> volume-management (checkbox)
> 
> Yes, it is/was enabled.
> 
> When I insert USB stick formatted as FAT or ext3/4 the icon
> automatically appears on my desktop. When I insert USB stick

Is this the same stick?

> formatted as FAT32, nothing happens. That is what is puzzling me.
> 

That's strange. Can you mount the stick by hand?


When I insert a FAT32 Stick the following message appears in dmesg (note that
the order and content differs from your dmesg, but I don't know if this is
important:)

[49627.224307] usb 1-5: new high-speed USB device number 4 using ehci-pci
[49627.349351] usb 1-5: New USB device found, idVendor=1307, idProduct=0165
[49627.349361] usb 1-5: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[49627.349368] usb 1-5: Product: USB Mass Storage Device
[49627.349373] usb 1-5: Manufacturer: USBest Technology
[49627.349378] usb 1-5: SerialNumber: 080920097d039b
[49627.349797] usb-storage 1-5:1.0: USB Mass Storage device detected
[49627.350022] scsi19 : usb-storage 1-5:1.0
[49628.352252] scsi 19:0:0:0: Direct-Access                               0.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
[49628.352829] sd 19:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg11 type 0
[49628.354004] sd 19:0:0:0: [sdj] 3948544 512-byte logical blocks: (2.02 GB/1.88 GiB)
[49628.354610] sd 19:0:0:0: [sdj] Write Protect is off
[49628.354618] sd 19:0:0:0: [sdj] Mode Sense: 00 00 00 00
[49628.355238] sd 19:0:0:0: [sdj] Asking for cache data failed
[49628.355244] sd 19:0:0:0: [sdj] Assuming drive cache: write through
[49628.484320]  sdj: sdj1
[49628.487921] sd 19:0:0:0: [sdj] Attached SCSI removable disk



Command "p" in fdisk shows:

Disk /dev/sdj: 1,9 GiB, 2021654528 bytes, 3948544 sectors
Units: Sektoren of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: dos
Disk identifier: 0x000d4153

Gerät     Boot Start      Ende  Blocks  Id System
/dev/sdj1 *       63   3948543 1974240+  c W95 FAT32 (LBA)


Do you also have the FS-Id set to "c"?

Regards
wabe