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    Unmounting partitions

    Hello all,

    I tried to unmount some partitions (that Kubuntu 7.04 auto-mounted during the installation) via kdesu-->Konqueror but the attempts were not successful due to "file /media/hal-mtab could not be opened": I found just an hidden file "hal-mtab-lock" in the directory, so as of now I haven't been able to unmount the partitions.
    Any help would be appreciated.

    Thanks in advance !
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    Re: Unmounting partitions

    What partitions are you trying/wanting to unmount?
    Windows no longer obstructs my view.
    Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
    "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes​
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      Re: Unmounting partitions

      Hmm... I have a "/media/.hal-mtab" file. It is empty. I suspect that's because I don't have any extra devices connected, though...
      Try just creating an empty one (e.g. right-click > new > text document, name it ".hal-mtab"). That may fix it.

      EDIT: Or it may be permissions... If you hold your cursor over the icon (if it exists), you should see something reading "-rw-r--r--". Should see at least three Rs.
      For external use only.
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        Re: Unmounting partitions

        Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL)
        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardware_abstraction_layer

        The .hal-mtab and .hal-mtab-lock files are created as required by the system. They exist for a reason.
        Windows no longer obstructs my view.
        Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
        "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes​
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          Re: Unmounting partitions

          Originally posted by Snowhog
          What partitions are you trying/wanting to unmount?
          I am trying to unmount a NTFS partition with Win2k and a Fat32 with data, both placed on the same hd.
          Actually the .hal-mtab file didn't exist in the directory /media (instead there is a .hal-mtab-locked).

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            Re: Unmounting partitions

            Originally posted by SheeEttin
            Hmm... I have a "/media/.hal-mtab" file. It is empty. I suspect that's because I don't have any extra devices connected, though...
            Try just creating an empty one (e.g. right-click > new > text document, name it ".hal-mtab"). That may fix it.

            EDIT: Or it may be permissions... If you hold your cursor over the icon (if it exists), you should see something reading "-rw-r--r--". Should see at least three Rs.
            I tried creating a new one, but as it was empty the system thought there was no partition to unmount.
            As for permissions I read: --wS--s--T

            Actually I don't understand what does mean "locked" file (maybe I need to post on newbie section
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              Re: Unmounting partitions

              Originally posted by kubuser
              Actually the .hal-mtab file didn't exist in the directory /media (instead there is a .hal-mtab-locked).
              Which means that, metaphorically speaking, the lock file has outlived the file to be locked ...
              Therefore, in "root mode", you'll have to remove the stale lock, then unmount the partitions:

              Code:
              sudo rm -i /media/.hal-mtab-lock
sudo umount /media/[whatever]
              Originally posted by kubuser
              I don't understand what does mean "locked" file
              The idea: http://www.penguin.ch/dokuwiki/doku....dot_lock_files
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                Re: Unmounting partitions

                Thank you

                I made a last attempt with the GUI and instead of using Konqueror I tried to unmount via the Setting Manager in admin mode and it was successful
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