> I recently pushed a new (alpha quality) backend for the
> media:/ kioslave which uses udev/pmount and therefore does not rely on
> HAL.  I encourage developers here to try it out!
> 
> Please report failures to this list, not to the bugtracker,
> as it has not been tested much beyond mounting simple flash drives.
> Encryption support is buggy, but repairing it is my next task.
> 
> Rhis will NOT be made default for R14.0 due to the vast
> array of hardware that it still needs to be tested on, but if your
> distribution no longer works with HAL it may be better than nothing even in this
> alpha form.
> 
> To enable it, pass the -DWITH_TDEHWLIB="on" option to
> tdebase CMake.
> 
> Enjoy!

Thanks for your hard work Tim. I know this is a big move and much needed.

Do you have a test plan to help us begin testing? Not to test the compiling but to test usability.

For systems that don't have hal the test probably is straightforward: Initiate device changes and verify the device icons and popup dialog appears.

What about those systems still supporting and installing hal? Do we temporarily disable the service? How does disabling hal interact with udev?

If we temporarily disable hal for testing, device recognition should work in TDE, but won't work outside that environment because no hal replacement mechanism yet exists. Does that affect testing in any manner?

If WITH_TDEHWLIB=ON, does that interfere with the hal/udev or work with those services?

Hence, the question about a test plan. A test plan will help us test methodically.

Darrell