what's the mechanism that starts programs when media is in..

Whoever · External Since: Jan 08, 2005 Posts: 114

Subject says it all -- on an Ubuntu/Gnome system, what is the mechanism by
which programs are started automatically when devices are plugged into USB
ports? For example, plug in an iPod and Rythmbox starts up.

Whoever · External Since: Jan 08, 2005 Posts: 114

On Mon, 6 Aug 2007, NoStop wrote:

> Whoever wrote:
>
>> Subject says it all -- on an Ubuntu/Gnome system, what is the mechanism by
>> which programs are started automatically when devices are plugged into USB
>> ports? For example, plug in an iPod and Rythmbox starts up.
>
> What launches when a multimedia device is plugged in can be set within an
> utility program, reached through: System --> Preferences --> Removable
> Drives and Media --> Multimedia tab.

Well, my question was in part prompted by the lack of such a menu option.
Further googling showed that I needed to install "gnome-volume-manager",
which is not installed by default as part of gnome under Gentoo.

NoStop · External Since: Oct 15, 2006 Posts: 171

Whoever wrote:

> Subject says it all -- on an Ubuntu/Gnome system, what is the mechanism by
> which programs are started automatically when devices are plugged into USB
> ports? For example, plug in an iPod and Rythmbox starts up.

What launches when a multimedia device is plugged in can be set within an
utility program, reached through: System --> Preferences --> Removable
Drives and Media --> Multimedia tab.

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