[Slackbuilds-users] pmount fails in Slackware 12.2

[Phillip Warner]

I don't think this is something that can be fixed with a small patch.  From what I gather, it'd take a major rewrite of pmount or a custom kernel setup (I haven't looked through the source to confirm this).  The SlackBuild maintainer, Guillermo, is looking into the issue as well.

The software is still useful, however, as you can use globs to whitelist a range of devices (external and internal) in pmount.allow.  Perhaps until the issue is resolved a note in the README can be added specifying to use globs in pmount.allow.  Although, if people want to use it they *could* just get it from the 12.1 repo.

--phillip


--- On Mon, 12/15/08, Robby Workman <rw at rlworkman.net> wrote:

> From: Robby Workman <rw at rlworkman.net>
> Subject: Re: [Slackbuilds-users] pmount fails in Slackware 12.2
> To: slackbuilds-users at slackbuilds.org
> Date: Monday, December 15, 2008, 12:10 PM
> On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 10:55:47 -0800 (PST)
> Phillip Warner <pc_warner at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > While pmount's SlackBuild does not fail, the
> program no longer works
> > correctly: Error: device /dev/sda1 is not removable
> > 
> > It appears to be an issue with the newer kernel.  By
> simply using one
> > of my older kernels in Slackware 12.2 pmount works
> fine.  I have
> > tested this on a fresh Slackware 12.2 install and my
> upgraded box.
> > What is strange is: $> cat /sys/block/sda/removable
> 1
> > 
> > A thread about this issue has already been started on
> LQ at:
> >    http://tinyurl.com/pmount-fails-in-12-2
> 
> 
> This definitely appears to be a bug in pmount itself; if
> you don't find
> a resolution, let me know and I'll pull it from the
> repository - I
> don't want known-broken software in it, especially not
> with my name
> attached :)
> 
> -RW
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