[solved] Can't mount dvds

[rsala]

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ck-list-sessions
Session1:
	unix-user = '1000'
	realname = '(null)'
	seat = 'Seat1'
	session-type = ''
	active = TRUE
	x11-display = ':0'
	x11-display-device = '/dev/tty7'
	display-device = '/dev/tty1'
	remote-host-name = ''
	is-local = TRUE
	on-since = '2010-07-01T18:22:56.811588Z'
	login-session-id = ''

[VoidMage]

So, did that help ?
What are your useflags on sys-auth/consolekit anyway ?

[rsala]

It seems to be working now! Care to explain to me what happened? In any case, thanks for the help all, especially VoidMage.

[rsala]

So, did that help ?
What are your useflags on sys-auth/consolekit anyway ?

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emerge -pv sys-auth/consolekit 

These are the packages that would be merged, in order:

Calculating dependencies... done!
[ebuild   R   ] sys-auth/consolekit-0.4.1  USE="doc pam policykit -debug" 0 kB

Total: 1 package (1 reinstall), Size of downloads: 0 kB

[iandoug]

Make that 'exec ck-launch-session gnome-session'

Having similar problems on KDE ... can detect CDRoms but not DVD disks.

I tried putting
exec ck-launch-session startkde

into .xinitrc but it did not resolve the problem.

I have tried all the other bits of advice in various postings about this problem, and am in cdrom and cdrw groups and hald and consolekit are running.

Is above command in .xinitrc correct?

thanks, Ian

[rsala]

I'm having the same problem again with a new installation. I can play dvd's cd's and mount data cd's as root but I can only play audio cd's as an ordinary user. It seems to be some kind of gnome issue. When I insert a dvd or data cd I get a gnome popup that says:

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Not Authorized to mount volume

Here are my groups

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# groups roger
disk wheel floppy audio cdrom video cdrw usb users portage plugdev wireshark roger

and here is my ~.xinitrc

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export XDG_MENU_PREFIX=gnome-
exec ck-launch-session gnome-session

[rsala]

As an update, I'm having the same problem with usb drives. They automount if I'm logged in as root, but I get the same popup when I do it as an ordinary user:

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Unable to mount 2.1GB Filesystem
Not Authorized

Even though my Logitech usb mouse/keyboard continues to work just fine.

I tried running gnome-mount manually to see what happens but its not installed -- and blocked

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!!! All ebuilds that could satisfy "gnome-mount" have been masked.
!!! One of the following masked packages is required to complete your request:
- gnome-base/gnome-mount-0.8-r2 (masked by: missing keyword)

I'm running on amd 64

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Linux livecd 2.6.36-gentoo-r5 #5 SMP Tue Jan 18 13:46:48 EST 2011 x86_64 AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+ AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux

[rsala]

2nd update: When I attempt to eject the audio disk -- that automounts and plays as a normal user -- by right clicking the Audio Disc desktop icon, I get the following popup:

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Unable to eject Audio Disc
Not Authorized

but ...

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eject -T /dev/sr1

... works just fine. Is this this some kind of pam problem?

[VoidMage]

If you'd read even one of recent threads about such problems, you'd know gnome-mount is obsolete.

While ck-list-sessions claims things should be fine, still check if "udisks --mount" works from a terminal.

[rsala]

Its hard to tell with some of these longer threads which parts of them are OBE so I really appreciate the help.

As an ordinary user ...

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roger@livecd ~ $ udisks --mount /dev/sr0
Mount failed: Not Authorized

and as root ...

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livecd roger # udisks --mount /dev/sr0
Mounted /org/freedesktop/UDisks/devices/sr0 at /media/LASTWALTZ

[VoidMage]

If you check ck-list-sessions again and the result will still be positive, next question will be 'ls -l /dev/sr0'.

[rsala]

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roger@livecd ~ $ ck-list-sessions
Session1:
	unix-user = '1000'
	realname = '(null)'
	seat = 'Seat2'
	session-type = ''
	active = FALSE
	x11-display = ':0'
	x11-display-device = '/dev/tty7'
	display-device = '/dev/tty1'
	remote-host-name = ''
	is-local = FALSE
	on-since = '2011-02-05T13:38:44.101223Z'
	login-session-id = '1'[code]

roger@livecd ~ $ ls -l /dev/sr0
brw-rw---- 1 root cdrom 11, 0 Feb 5 08:37 /dev/sr0
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[VoidMage]

Well, this time result is obviously negative - both active and is-local is FALSE.
Also, you seem to be missing a '+' in those permissions from acl.

[rsala]

I haven't tried to play movies on my laptop before, but I just did and I have exactly the same problem -- I can do it as root but not as an ordinary user. Also ck-list-sessions gives a similar output:

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roger@vrc-53dbpwufbfd ~ $ ck-list-sessions
Session3:
	unix-user = '1000'
	realname = '(null)'
	seat = 'Seat4'
	session-type = ''
	active = FALSE
	x11-display = ':0'
	x11-display-device = '/dev/tty7'
	display-device = '/dev/tty1'
	remote-host-name = ''
	is-local = FALSE
	on-since = '2011-02-05T16:09:52.403570Z'
	login-session-id = '3'

roger@vrc-53dbpwufbfd ~ $ ls -l /dev/sr0
brw-rw---- 1 root cdrom 11, 0 Feb  5 11:13 /dev/sr0

I thought I followed the handbook and install docs for both machines so I can't believe this problem is unknown?

[rsala]

OK, I ran this command:

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emerge -avq1 --noconfmem dbus dbus-glib pambase shadow udisks upower polkit consolekit 

... lifted from this topic:

http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-85 ... sions.html

... and noticed I didn't have consolekit in my use flags. I added it and then (re-)emerged the above listed packages and it fixed my problem.