Hi,
Do you have selinux in enforcing mode?
Targetted. Had too many problems in the past with enforcing mode.
Are you seeing avc errors
related to hal being generated in /var/log/messages when plugging in
that external reader or when inserting media into that external
reader?
/var/log/messages is showing absolutely nothing on this machine
(internal USB card reader) and the external card reader is showing this
(snipped a bit)
May 2 00:47:12 T8 kernel: usb 1-2: new high speed USB device using
ehci_hcd and address 4
May 2 00:47:12 T8 kernel: scsi2 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage
devices
May 2 00:47:17 T8 kernel: Vendor: Generic Model: STORAGE DEVICE
Rev: 0125
May 2 00:47:17 T8 kernel: Type: Direct-Access
ANSI SCSI revision: 00
May 2 00:47:17 T8 kernel: SCSI device sda: 246016 512-byte hdwr sectors
(126 MB)
May 2 00:47:17 T8 kernel: sda: Write Protect is off
May 2 00:47:17 T8 kernel: sda: assuming drive cache: write through
May 2 00:47:17 T8 kernel: SCSI device sda: 246016 512-byte hdwr sectors
(126 MB)
May 2 00:47:17 T8 kernel: sda: Write Protect is off
May 2 00:47:17 T8 kernel: sda: assuming drive cache: write through
May 2 00:47:17 T8 kernel: sda:
May 2 00:47:17 T8 kernel: Attached scsi removable disk sda at scsi2,
channel 0, id 0, lun 0
May 2 00:47:17 T8 kernel: Vendor: Generic Model: STORAGE DEVICE
Rev: 0125
May 2 00:47:17 T8 kernel: Type: Direct-Access
ANSI SCSI revision: 00
May 2 00:47:17 T8 kernel: Attached scsi removable disk sdb at scsi2,
channel 0, id 0, lun 1
May 2 00:47:17 T8 kernel: Vendor: Generic Model: STORAGE DEVICE
Rev: 0125
May 2 00:47:17 T8 kernel: Type: Direct-Access
ANSI SCSI revision: 00
May 2 00:47:17 T8 kernel: SCSI device sdc: 246016 512-byte hdwr sectors
(126 MB)
May 2 00:47:17 T8 kernel: sdc: Write Protect is off
May 2 00:47:17 T8 kernel: sdc: assuming drive cache: write through
May 2 00:47:17 T8 kernel: SCSI device sdc: 246016 512-byte hdwr sectors
(126 MB)
May 2 00:47:17 T8 kernel: sdc: Write Protect is off
May 2 00:47:17 T8 kernel: sdc: assuming drive cache: write through
May 2 00:47:17 T8 kernel: sdc:
May 2 00:47:17 T8 kernel: Attached scsi removable disk sdc at scsi2,
channel 0, id 0, lun 2
May 2 00:47:17 T8 kernel: Vendor: Generic Model: STORAGE DEVICE
Rev: 0125
May 2 00:47:17 T8 kernel: Type: Direct-Access
ANSI SCSI revision: 00
May 2 00:47:17 T8 kernel: Attached scsi removable disk sdd at scsi2,
channel 0, id 0, lun 3
May 2 00:47:18 T8 scsi.agent[12366]: disk
at /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host2/target2:0:0/2:0:0:0
May 2 00:47:18 T8 scsi.agent[12369]: disk
at /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host2/target2:0:0/2:0:0:1
May 2 00:47:18 T8 scsi.agent[12372]: disk
at /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host2/target2:0:0/2:0:0:2
May 2 00:47:18 T8 scsi.agent[12375]: disk
at /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host2/target2:0:0/2:0:0:3
May 2 00:47:19 T8 kernel: audit(1114991239.933:0): avc: denied
{ connectto } for pid=12437
exe=/usr/libexec/hald-probe-storagepath=@
/tmp/hald-local/dbus-CBHQFkOJaq
scontext=system_u:system_r:hald_t tcontext=system_u:system_r:hald_t
tclass=unix_stream_socket
May 2 00:47:19 T8 kernel: audit(1114991239.938:0): avc: denied
{ connectto } for pid=12438
exe=/usr/libexec/hald-probe-storagepath=@
/tmp/hald-local/dbus-CBHQFkOJaq
scontext=system_u:system_r:hald_t tcontext=system_u:system_r:hald_t
tclass=unix_stream_socket
May 2 00:47:19 T8 kernel: audit(1114991239.944:0): avc: denied
{ connectto } for pid=12439
exe=/usr/libexec/hald-probe-storagepath=@
/tmp/hald-local/dbus-CBHQFkOJaq
scontext=system_u:system_r:hald_t tcontext=system_u:system_r:hald_t
tclass=unix_stream_socket
May 2 00:47:19 T8 kernel: audit(1114991239.949:0): avc: denied
{ connectto } for pid=12440
exe=/usr/libexec/hald-probe-storagepath=@
/tmp/hald-local/dbus-CBHQFkOJaq
scontext=system_u:system_r:hald_t tcontext=system_u:system_r:hald_t
tclass=unix_stream_socket
May 2 00:47:43 T8 su(pam_unix)[12467]: session opened for user root by
paul(uid=500)
There was a recent issue identified with selinux targetted
policy that was keeping hal from operating correctly.
Not sure what's going on here, though it does look like it could be the
problem with the FC4 blocker on...
TTFN
Paul
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