When I insert a usb my system does not display it so that I can read and write to it.
Does “KBE” really mean “KDE”?
With KDE, when you plug in the USB drive, the device notifier should show up in the tray. And, using the device notifier, you can mount the drive.
If you want it automatically mounted, there’s a setting for that.
System Settings → Removable Storage
The device should also appear in Dolphin’s side panel (unless KDE is specifically configured to ignore the removable device).
Many thanks deano_ferrari and nrickett, I appreciate your support. Sorry, I should have said KDE. On my other computer (identical system - Leap 15.1 and KDE) it shows in Dolphin’s side panel when I plug it in, which is all I need. I’ve not intentionally made any changes to the configuration. However, I may have done so inadvertently. I’ve tried to compare the settings on the two computers but have not found any differences. Thank you in advance for any further helpful suggestions you are able to make. Regards, Terry
Please check that, the D-Bus is running:
- From a terminal window, simply type “dbus-monitor --profile” – it should initially display something like this:
> dbus-monitor --profile
#type timestamp serial sender destination path interface member
# in_reply_to
sig 1588260865.207429 2 org.freedesktop.DBus :1.489 /org/freedesktop/DBus org.freedesktop.DBus NameAcquired
sig 1588260865.207468 4 org.freedesktop.DBus :1.489 /org/freedesktop/DBus org.freedesktop.DBus NameLost
^C
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- With the D-Bus Monitor running, plug in a USB stick – the following information should appear if, the system has detected the USB stick:
> dbus-monitor --profile
#type timestamp serial sender destination path interface member
# in_reply_to
*sig 1588261147.831330 2 org.freedesktop.DBus :1.494 /org/freedesktop/DBus org.freedesktop.DBus NameAcquired
sig 1588261147.831372 4 org.freedesktop.DBus :1.494 /org/freedesktop/DBus org.freedesktop.DBus NameLost*
mc 1588261154.992956 80 :1.15 org.freedesktop.DBus /org/freedesktop/DBus org.freedesktop.DBus AddMatch
mc 1588261154.992987 81 :1.15 org.freedesktop.DBus /org/freedesktop/DBus org.freedesktop.DBus AddMatch
mc 1588261154.993320 82 :1.15 org.freedesktop.DBus /org/freedesktop/DBus org.freedesktop.DBus AddMatch
mc 1588261154.993511 83 :1.15 org.freedesktop.DBus /org/freedesktop/DBus org.freedesktop.DBus AddMatch
mc 1588261154.996862 101 :1.22 org.freedesktop.DBus /org/freedesktop/DBus org.freedesktop.DBus AddMatch
mc 1588261154.996961 102 :1.22 org.freedesktop.DBus /org/freedesktop/DBus org.freedesktop.DBus AddMatch
mc 1588261154.997113 103 :1.22 org.freedesktop.DBus /org/freedesktop/DBus org.freedesktop.DBus AddMatch
mc 1588261154.997171 104 :1.22 org.freedesktop.DBus /org/freedesktop/DBus org.freedesktop.DBus AddMatch
mc 1588261154.999855 1179 :1.20 org.freedesktop.DBus /org/freedesktop/DBus org.freedesktop.DBus AddMatch
mc 1588261154.999887 1180 :1.20 org.freedesktop.DBus /org/freedesktop/DBus org.freedesktop.DBus AddMatch
mc 1588261154.999992 1181 :1.20 org.freedesktop.DBus /org/freedesktop/DBus org.freedesktop.DBus AddMatch
mc 1588261155.000023 1182 :1.20 org.freedesktop.DBus /org/freedesktop/DBus org.freedesktop.DBus AddMatch
mc 1588261155.240793 14 :1.487 org.freedesktop.DBus /org/freedesktop/DBus org.freedesktop.DBus RemoveMatch
mc 1588261155.241009 22 :1.486 org.freedesktop.DBus /org/freedesktop/DBus org.freedesktop.DBus RemoveMatch
sig 1588261155.242253 5 org.freedesktop.DBus :1.487 /org/freedesktop/DBus org.freedesktop.DBus NameLost
sig 1588261155.242291 845 org.freedesktop.DBus <none> /org/freedesktop/DBus org.freedesktop.DBus NameOwnerChanged
sig 1588261155.247285 6 org.freedesktop.DBus :1.486 /org/freedesktop/DBus org.freedesktop.DBus NameLost
sig 1588261155.247305 846 org.freedesktop.DBus <none> /org/freedesktop/DBus org.freedesktop.DBus NameOwnerChanged
sig 1588261155.279040 1039 :1.39 <none> /org/ayatana/NotificationItem/ibus_ui_gtk3 org.kde.StatusNotifierItem NewIcon
mc 1588261155.323667 1183 :1.20 :1.39 /org/ayatana/NotificationItem/ibus_ui_gtk3 org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties GetAll
mr 1588261155.324422 1040 :1.39 :1.20 1183
sig 1588261156.965745 1041 :1.39 <none> /org/ayatana/NotificationItem/ibus_ui_gtk3 org.kde.StatusNotifierItem NewIcon
mc 1588261157.006783 1184 :1.20 :1.39 /org/ayatana/NotificationItem/ibus_ui_gtk3 org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties GetAll
mr 1588261157.007610 1042 :1.39 :1.20 1184
^C
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If this D-Bus behaviour doesn’t occur, then we’ll have to begin with some debugging …
Can you please, also try this trace command – execute the command in a Terminal Window and then, plug in the USB device:
> udevadm monitor --udev
monitor will print the received events for:
UDEV - the event which udev sends out after rule processing
UDEV [27660.307099] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.2/usb2/2-2 (usb)
UDEV [27660.308575] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.2/usb2/2-2/2-2:1.0 (usb)
UDEV [27660.312703] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.2/usb2/2-2/2-2:1.0/host7 (scsi)
UDEV [27660.316798] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.2/usb2/2-2/2-2:1.0/host7/scsi_host/host7 (scsi_host)
UDEV [27661.311603] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.2/usb2/2-2/2-2:1.0/host7/target7:0:0 (scsi)
UDEV [27661.311836] add /devices/virtual/bdi/8:112 (bdi)
UDEV [27661.313659] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.2/usb2/2-2/2-2:1.0/host7/target7:0:0/7:0:0:0 (scsi)
UDEV [27661.316821] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.2/usb2/2-2/2-2:1.0/host7/target7:0:0/7:0:0:0/scsi_device/7:0:0:0 (scsi_device)
UDEV [27661.317293] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.2/usb2/2-2/2-2:1.0/host7/target7:0:0/7:0:0:0/scsi_disk/7:0:0:0 (scsi_disk)
UDEV [27661.317681] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.2/usb2/2-2/2-2:1.0/host7/target7:0:0/7:0:0:0/bsg/7:0:0:0 (bsg)
UDEV [27661.317965] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.2/usb2/2-2/2-2:1.0/host7/target7:0:0/7:0:0:0/scsi_generic/sg9 (scsi_generic)
UDEV [27661.469981] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.2/usb2/2-2/2-2:1.0/host7/target7:0:0/7:0:0:0/block/sdh (block)
UDEV [27661.613973] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.2/usb2/2-2/2-2:1.0/host7/target7:0:0/7:0:0:0/block/sdh/sdh1 (block)
^C
>
Either, the “Dynamic device management” (udev) or, the D-Bus or, both, may well be misbehaving on one of your machines.
Compare the removable device config settings (~/.config/kded_device_automounterrc) between both systems. Any differences?