Unable to mount any media in nautilus.

We just need to gvfs package to be upgraded! This seems patched in

http://git.gnome.org/cgit/gvfs/commit/?id=384b3a679e3cf5138ada51338d613df517e0658a

Indeed, the patch does fix it. I applied the 2 patches attached here, disabled 90_relibtoolize.patch from the series, then fakeroot debian/rules binary to build the packages and rebooted after installing them. All mounts are working again via nautilus.

ps aux | grep gvfs

robert 4205 0.0 0.1 6124 2168 ? S 21:46 0:00 /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd
robert 4211 0.0 0.1 30084 2456 ? Ssl 21:46 0:00 /usr/lib/gvfs//gvfs-fuse-daemon /home/robert/.gvfs
robert 4347 0.0 0.1 6468 2840 ? S 21:47 0:00 /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd-trash --spawner :1.6 /org/gtk/gvfs/exec_spaw/0
robert 4524 0.0 0.2 16052 3188 ? S 21:47 0:00 /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfs-gdu-volume-monitor
robert 4526 0.0 0.1 7272 2468 ? S 21:47 0:00 /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfs-gphoto2-volume-monitor
robert 4541 0.0 0.1 6124 2288 ? S 21:47 0:00 /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd-burn --spawner :1.6 /org/gtk/gvfs/exec_spaw/1

I dont know how to integrate these changes into the patch series properly so I didn't include a debdiff.

Perhaps it is expected that this bug will disappear in next gnome synchronization?

In the meantime - for those who do not know and need an external drive while testing karmic - you can mount your drive by hand:

sudo -s
mkdir /media/volumename
mount /dev/sdb1 /media/volumename

where /dev/sdb1 is replaced by your partition, and volumename is a directory of your choice.

To see what partitions are on a device, you can do tail -f /var/log/messages and *then* connect the drive. In the log you will see information on the drive itself including a list of partitions. Then you can terminate tail -f by hitting ctrl+c.

the issue is fixed with gvfs 1.3.1 in karmic

Its not fixed yet :( but the error changed to:

Not Authorized: Remote Exception invoking org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1.Authority.CheckAuthorization() on /org/freedesktop/PolicyKit1/Authority at name org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1 was not provided by any .service files

It works fine here. Perhaps you need to manually install policykit-1 and policykit-1-gnome judging by the error?

Indeed ! After installing policykit-1 & policykit-1-gnome it worked! Missing depends ?

Worked for me too after a reboot and entering my password for the external and flash drives. The other partition (Jaunty) mounted without needing a password.

Me too, after installing policykit-1-gnome, works with password.

After another reboot one drive will not mount. I have a 160GB Seagate Free Agent drive and a 16GB Kingston flash drive. I have policykit-1 and policykit-1-gnome installed.

Since the second reboot, the Seagate drive will not mount. The original message 'Cannot get volume.fstype.alternative' is displayed.

A further note - the Seagate drive is formatted as NTFS while the 16GB drive (mounted) is fat32.

you need to:
- install ntfs-config- start ntfs-config as root
- select the hard drive or partition of interest and enable support for both
internal and external devices.

2009/6/29 Christopher <email address hidden>

> A further note - the Seagate drive is formatted as NTFS while the 16GB
> drive (mounted) is fat32.
>
> --
> Unable to mount any media in nautilus.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/393051
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in “devicekit-disks” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released
> Status in “gvfs” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: gvfs
>
> All mounts are disappearing when I try to click on one (SD card, or NTFS
> partition for example) to mount it in nautilus.
>
> /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd-computer --debug gives this error when I manually start
> it:
>
> Added new job source 0x9bd1810 (GVfsBackendComputer)
> Queued new job 0x9bd3418 (GVfsJobMount)
> send_reply, failed: 0
> register_mount_callback, mount_reply: 0x9bcc618, error: (nil)
>
> (process:10187): GVFS-RemoteVolumeMonitor-WARNING **: Owner :1.3606 of
> volume monitor org.gtk.Private.GduVolumeMonitor disconnected from the bus;
> removing drives/volumes/mounts
>
>
> Manually running /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfs-gdu-volume-monitor beforehand and then
> starting another gvfds-computer gives this error when the prior error
> happens in gvfsd-computer.
>
> /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfs-gdu-volume-monitor: symbol lookup error:
> /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfs-gdu-volume-monitor: undefined symbol:
> gdu_error_check_polkit_not_authorized
>
>
> This started in the past few days, some time around when devicekit-disks
> and gnome-disk-utility got updated. I see that there is a bug on gnome's
> bugzilla regarding the gvfs-gdu-volume-monitor undefined symbol error if it
> is relevant.
>
> http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=583704
>
>
> ps aux | grep gvfs after a fresh boot:
> robert 4218 0.0 0.1 6256 2212 ? S 21:22 0:01
> /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd
> robert 4225 0.0 0.1 30084 2460 ? Ssl 21:22 0:00
> /usr/lib/gvfs//gvfs-fuse-daemon /home/robert/.gvfs
> robert 4346 0.0 0.1 6468 2840 ? S 21:22 0:00
> /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd-trash --spawner :1.6 /org/gtk/gvfs/exec_spaw/0
> robert 4532 0.0 0.1 7272 2472 ? S 21:22 0:00
> /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfs-gphoto2-volume-monitor
> robert 4547 0.0 0.1 6124 2284 ? S 21:23 0:00
> /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd-burn --spawner :1.6 /org/gtk/gvfs/exec_spaw/1
>
>
> My gvfs packages are 1.3git20090512-0ubuntu2
> gnome-disk-utility 0.4-0ubuntu1
> devicekit-disks 005-0ubuntu1
> policykit 0.9-4ubuntu1
> policykit-gnome 0.9-1ubuntu3
>

Thank you - it and a reboot did the trick.

I have the same problem trying to mount my iPhone under Maverick:

[318361.916075] usb 1-5: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 5
[318362.084199] ipheth 1-5:4.2: Apple iPhone USB Ethernet device attached