port sysutils/hal -> fixed_mountpoints - what does this mean?

Joe Marcus Clarke marcus at marcuscom.com
Thu Aug 13 12:51:03 UTC 2009


On Thu, 2009-08-13 at 13:37 +0100, Anton Shterenlikht wrote:
> in port sysutils/hal there is an option
> 
> 	fixed_mountpoints=
> 
> which is "off" by default.
> Is the meaning of this option documented somewhere?

This option tells hal to use fixed names for /media mount points instead
of volume labels.  It should have no effect on being able to detect or
mount media.

Joe

> 
> I've had lots of trouble with hal/dbus/X in the past
> I wonder if my options are to blame.
> 
> many thanks
> 
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