[kwlug-disc] Problem with Linux Mint 20 Automounting Drives

[John Driezen]

On 2021-01-14 12:40 a.m., Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc wrote:
> Is the output from dmesg the same or different when you get a boot
> that makes automounting work?

The dmesg output is pretty much the same when I get a boot that makes 
automounting work.

[ 583.690113] usb 1-1.2: new high-speed USB device number 4 using ehci-pci
[  583.807537] usb 1-1.2: New USB device found, idVendor=0781, 
idProduct=5597, bcdDevice= 1.00
[  583.807541] usb 1-1.2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, 
SerialNumber=3
[  583.807543] usb 1-1.2: Product: Cruzer Glide 3.0
[  583.807544] usb 1-1.2: Manufacturer: SanDisk
[  583.807546] usb 1-1.2: SerialNumber: 
0401c2d27ca910db2543803cbf05739030ce8b126abc7d2b9da993d11b38113666200000000000000000000010237f2500181218975581072c28a24a
[  583.807956] usb-storage 1-1.2:1.0: USB Mass Storage device detected
[  583.808773] scsi host6: usb-storage 1-1.2:1.0
[  584.819250] scsi 6:0:0:0: Direct-Access     SanDisk  Cruzer Glide 3.0 
1.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 6
[  584.819627] sd 6:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg9 type 0
[  584.820328] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdi] 120176640 512-byte logical blocks: 
(61.5 GB/57.3 GiB)
[  584.821665] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdi] Write Protect is off
[  584.821668] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdi] Mode Sense: 43 00 00 00
[  584.822703] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdi] Write cache: disabled, read cache: 
enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
[  584.872220]  sdi: sdi1
[  584.876430] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdi] Attached SCSI removable disk
[  585.100310] FAT-fs (sdi1): Volume was not properly unmounted. Some 
data may be corrupt. Please run fsck.

> What specific program does the automounting? Does this program have
> log files?

The automounting is handled by the Cinnamon File Manager Nemo. I'm not 
aware of any log files for Nemo.

> - Paul
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 13, 2021 at 06:27:20PM -0500, John Driezen wrote:
>> dmesg reports the following after a usb thumb drive is inserted:
>>
>> [8299.022199] usb 1-1.2: new high-speed USB device number 4 using ehci-pci
>> [ 8299.131912] usb 1-1.2: New USB device found, idVendor=0781,
>> idProduct=5597, bcdDevice= 1.00
>> [ 8299.131915] usb 1-1.2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2,
>> SerialNumber=3
>> [ 8299.131917] usb 1-1.2: Product: Cruzer Glide 3.0
>> [ 8299.131919] usb 1-1.2: Manufacturer: SanDisk
>> [ 8299.131921] usb 1-1.2: SerialNumber: 0401c2d27ca910db2543803cbf05739030ce8b126abc7d2b9da993d11b38113666200000000000000000000010237f2500181218975581072c28a24a
>> [ 8299.132442] usb-storage 1-1.2:1.0: USB Mass Storage device detected
>> [ 8299.132660] scsi host6: usb-storage 1-1.2:1.0
>> [ 8300.151378] scsi 6:0:0:0: Direct-Access���� SanDisk� Cruzer Glide 3.0
>> 1.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 6
>> [ 8300.151743] sd 6:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg9 type 0
>> [ 8300.152572] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdi] 120176640 512-byte logical blocks: (61.5
>> GB/57.3 GiB)
>> [ 8300.153902] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdi] Write Protect is off
>> [ 8300.153905] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdi] Mode Sense: 43 00 00 00
>> [ 8300.154911] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdi] Write cache: disabled, read cache: enabled,
>> doesn't support DPO or FUA
>> [ 8300.198055]� sdi: sdi1
>> [ 8300.202284] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdi] Attached SCSI removable disk
>>
>> John Driezen
>>
>> jdriezen at sympatico.ca
>>
>> On 2021-01-13 5:19 p.m., Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc wrote:
>>> So what does dmesg report?
>>>
>>> - Paul
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jan 13, 2021 at 05:25:05AM -0500, John Driezen wrote:
>>>> On 2021-01-13 12:22 a.m., Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc wrote:
>>>>> In the bad state, what does dmesg report when you plug in a USB flash
>>>>> drive?
>>>>>
>>>>> Can you manually mount the flash drive once you put it in, if it does
>>>>> not automount?
>>>> Yes, I can manually mount the flash drive if the flash drive does not
>>>> automount.
>>>>
>>>>> It certainly seems as if you are booting into two different
>>>>> configurations, but I do not have a good sense of what might be
>>>>> different.
>>>>>
>>>> Neither do I, which is why I asked for help.
>>>>> - Paul
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Jan 12, 2021 at 08:08:12PM -0500, John Driezen wrote:
>>>>>> I am having a problem with Linux Mint 20. It is booting fine, and works fine
>>>>>> but will not automount usb thumb drives.� The desktop shows 4 drives: efi,
>>>>>> root filesystem, and my two hard drives by uuid name as shown in the first
>>>>>> picture.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> When I first installed Linux Mint 20, the desktop booted and showed just the
>>>>>> two hard drives, a 1 TB volume and a 2 TB volume shown in the second
>>>>>> picture.� Automounting thumb drives and audio cds worked just fine.�
>>>>>> Occasionally I can boot to this state. I would like to always boot to this
>>>>>> state.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Does anyone have any idea what is going on?� I'm at a loss to explain or
>>>>>> resolve this issue.� The issue has persisted across multiple kernel
>>>>>> updates.� I have subsequently upgraded to Linux Mint 20.1 as well.� More
>>>>>> detailed system information can be given.� This issue is a minor annoyance,
>>>>>> but nothing game breaking.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> John Driezen
>>>>>>
>>>>>> jdriezen at sympatico.ca
>>>>>>
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