PcmanFM and HDD

Saptech · 08-23-2018, 05:13 PM

The default install I have is LXDE. Using Openbox with pcmanfm and my external usb hdd, I can see the ext. hdd in pcmanfm, but if I add this command to autostart, "dbus-launch pcmanfm -d", and after a reboot, I do not see the ext hdd in pcmanfm.
When I type the mount cmd, I do see the ext drive is mounted. I also have an entry in "/etc/fstab" for the ext hdd. The distro is Hyperbola running Openrc.

If I just launch pcmanfm, I see the ext hdd. Pcmanfm is showing any other partitions on the left side. it only show Home Folder, Desktop, Applications, Filesystem and the ext hdd.

The problem it seems is when I run it like this, "dbus-launch pcmanfm -d". Then my other partitions show on the left pane window of pcmanfm but not the ext. hdd

When I run "dbus-launch pcmanfm -d", I see Volume Monitor entries, but if I run pcmanfm alone, I do not see all those partition entries.

The link below show how it look using ps ax command.
https://bpaste.net/show/693e905eccf3

Any ideas what's wrong and if it can be fixed?

Thanks.

ondoho · 08-24-2018, 02:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Saptech

I add this command to autostart, "dbus-launch pcmanfm -d", and after a reboot, I do not see the ext hdd in pcmanfm.

why "dbus-launch"?
why not just "pcmanfm -d"?

or maybe a delay can help: "sleep 5; pcmanfm -d"

also, are you sure that the daemon isn't already being started by LXDE?

Saptech · 08-24-2018, 02:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ondoho

why "dbus-launch"?
why not just "pcmanfm -d"?

or maybe a delay can help: "sleep 5; pcmanfm -d"

also, are you sure that the daemon isn't already being started by LXDE?

I did try with just pcmanfm -d and get the same results, I can see partitions but not the ext. hdd and the delay portion made no difference.

I run Openbox or i3wm but the wife login using LXDE. I'll have to check to see if the daemon is started with only LXDE and without it.

Thanks for the reply.

Saptech · 08-24-2018, 03:36 PM

Here is the output of ps ax command starting LXDE only & Openbox only. With LXDE, partitions show in the left panel of pcmanfm, no ext. hdd...but running Openbox only the ext. hdd show in the left panel and no partitions.
Maybe I'm overlooking something or another!

Code:

Starting LXDE only

$ ps ax
  PID TTY      STAT   TIME COMMAND
 1819 ?        Ssl    0:00 /usr/bin/lxsession -s LXDE -e LXDE
 1835 ?        S      0:00 dbus-launch --sh-syntax --exit-with-session
 1836 ?        Ss     0:00 /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --fork --print-pid 5 --print-address 7 --session
 1840 ?        Sl     0:00 /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd
 1845 ?        Sl     0:00 /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd-fuse /run/user/1000/gvfs -f -o big_writes
 1855 ?        S      0:00 openbox --config-file /home/saptech/.config/openbox/lxde-rc.xml
 1858 ?        Sl     0:00 lxpolkit
 1859 ?        Sl     0:00 lxpanel --profile LXDE
 1860 ?        Sl     0:00 pcmanfm --desktop --profile LXDE
 1868 ?        Sl     0:00 lxclipboard
 1874 ?        Sl     0:00 /usr/lib/at-spi2-core/at-spi-bus-launcher --launch-immediately
 1889 ?        S      0:00 /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --config-file=/usr/share/defaults/at-spi2/accessibility.conf --nofork --print-address 3
 1914 ?        Sl     0:00 /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfs-udisks2-volume-monitor
 1917 ?        Sl     0:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start --log-target=syslog
 1928 ?        Ssl    0:00 /usr/lib/menu-cache/menu-cached /tmp/.menu-cached-:0-saptech
 1941 ?        Sl     0:00 /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfs-gphoto2-volume-monitor
 1946 ?        Sl     0:00 /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfs-mtp-volume-monitor
 1952 ?        Sl     0:00 /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd-trash --spawner :1.1 /org/gtk/gvfs/exec_spaw/0
 1991 ?        Sl     0:00 lxterminal
 1992 pts/1    Ss     0:00 bash
 1999 ?        Sl     0:00 mousepad
 2004 ?        Sl     0:00 /usr/lib/dconf/dconf-service
 2009 pts/1    R+     0:00 ps ax
$
Partitions show in the left panel, no ext. hdd
ext. hdd= /dev/sdb1 on /mnt/extdrv type fuseblk (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,user_id=0,group_id=0,allow_other,blksize=4096,user)

========================================================
Starting Openbox only

$ ps ax
  PID TTY      STAT   TIME COMMAND
 1834 ?        Ss     0:00 /usr/bin/openbox --startup /usr/lib/openbox/openbox-autostart OPENBOX
 1852 ?        S      0:00 compton -cCGfF -o 0.38 -O 200 -I 200 -t 0 -l 0 -r 3 -D2 -m 0.88
 1854 ?        S      0:00 sh /home/saptech/.config/openbox/autostart
 1855 ?        Sl     0:00 plank
 1856 ?        S      0:00 xclock -d -twelve
 1858 ?        Sl     0:11 firefox
 1860 ?        S      0:00 volumeicon
 1866 ?        S      0:00 dbus-launch --autolaunch=9b489bb9607c5cd12a971f375b663ebe --binary-syntax --close-stderr
 1867 ?        Ss     0:00 /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --fork --print-pid 5 --print-address 7 --session
 1872 ?        Sl     0:00 /usr/lib/at-spi2-core/at-spi-bus-launcher
 1879 ?        S      0:00 /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --config-file=/usr/share/defaults/at-spi2/accessibility.conf --nofork --print-address 3
 1881 ?        Sl     0:00 /usr/lib/at-spi2-core/at-spi2-registryd --use-gnome-session
 1886 ?        Sl     0:00 /usr/lib/dconf/dconf-service
 1890 ?        S      0:00 /bin/bash /usr/lib/bamf/bamfdaemon-dbus-runner
 1892 ?        Sl     0:00 /usr/lib/bamf/bamfdaemon
 1897 ?        Sl     0:00 /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd
 1906 ?        Sl     0:00 /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd-fuse /run/user/1000/gvfs -f -o big_writes
 2002 ?        Sl     0:03 /opt/firefox61/firefox -contentproc -childID 1 -isForBrowser -prefsLen 9983 -schedulerPrefs 0001,2 -greomni /opt/firefox61/omni.ja 
 2064 ?        Sl     0:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start --log-target=syslog
 2073 ?        Sl     0:00 /opt/firefox61/firefox -contentproc -childID 2 -isForBrowser -prefsLen 9983 -schedulerPrefs 0001,2 -greomni /opt/firefox61/omni.ja 
 2231 ?        Sl     0:00 /opt/firefox61/firefox -contentproc -childID 3 -isForBrowser -prefsLen 13820 -schedulerPrefs 0001,2 -greomni /opt/firefox61/omni.ja
 2290 ?        Sl     0:00 lxterminal
 2293 pts/1    Ss     0:00 bash
 2296 pts/1    R+     0:00 ps ax
$

No partitions showing but ext. hdd does show in left panel window.

ondoho · 08-25-2018, 01:32 AM

i have no idea why you think "ps ax" will be helpful here.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Saptech

I'll have to check to see if the daemon is started with only LXDE and without it.

please do.
i have no other explanation for this.

btw, i never used the daemon because for me pcmanfm starts up quickly enough without it. it's so lightweight.

a thought:
does pcmanfm also manage desktop icons? maybe the daemon is redundant in that case?

Saptech · 08-26-2018, 12:16 AM

I don't use the daemon either, but I tried it to see if it make a difference. With Openbox, I do not use it to manage desktop icons. I'm thinking it may be a bug or such coming from the distro. I've just installed XFE and will see how it pans out.

Thanks for the help.