Most recent kernel where this bug did not occur: 2.6.15 Distribution: Ubuntu Breezy Hardware Environment: Apple Mac Mini Problem Description: Since 2.6.16-rc1, gnome-volume-manager has seemingly stopped working. It no longer seems to detect when devices (usb flash drive, usb ipod, firewire backup disk) are plugged in or ejected and does not create/remove desktop icons. From the kernel dmesg, it appears everything is fine. Devices are found and can be mounted, unmounted, ejected. However gnome-volume-manager no longer appears to see the state changes. It probably is a gnome-volume-manager issue, but since it sorta smells like user-land breakage, I figured I'd file a kernel bug. Another concern is that this might be related to the ppc -> powerpc conversion. Steps to reproduce: 1) Build & boot 2.6.16-rc1 or greater on a ppc32 Mac Mini. 2) After the desktop has come up, plug in a usb storage device 3) Note the device desktop icon is not created.
Bug is still reproducible on 2.6.16-rc3 + git tree from tonight.
This is definitely a kernel bug. I have the exact same problem with Gentoo Linux on x86.
I just tested -rc4 and it works fine for me with udev, HAL, gnome-volume-manager.
The problematic commit was reverted in Linus' tree. Thanks for your report!