http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/13965/ a) acknowledge the event, so they know the drive is not broken or anything, and
b) offer to format the drive

[191 votes] Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #13965


]]> en-us Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:18:40 +0000 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:45:44 +0000 QAPoll module http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/13965/ Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:15:12 +0000
In order for this to be effective, both dosfstools and ntfsprogs would need to be installed by default. Besides, I think that right-clicking a volume in the Nautilus Computer view should offer to format the drive. Either the existing Floppy Drive Formatter application could be adapted for the task, or a new one created.]]> Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:46:31 +0000 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:56:29 +0000
How frequently do people really insert drives that are not a recognized format? When one is inserting a device that is not a normal format - are they someone who knows better (ie - is technically inclined enough not to format it)

I think Linux is in a position to recognize the common formats out there.

Perhaps the solution is a check box that disables the dialog. "Regular" users get the message, and those who find it annoying can turn it off.
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[although it would be good if there was a generic program launcher for this so unlike Windows I don't have to have a million services running waiting for that random device to be plugged in]

(I realize that if it is plugging it in when you arrive at the office, perhaps you don't want to any dialog, but in most other cases wouldn't you want to?)]]> Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:23:21 +0000
+1]]> Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:25:34 +0000 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:30:39 +0000 It need not be a dialog, it could be a toolbar-popup or show
>only when you tried to access the drive from the Computer
>view (just like in Windows).

In Windows it is very annoying and often asks to format disks that simply have another filesystem.]]> Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:43:55 +0000 If Canonical realize this ubuntu can became a data killer.
Autodetections works mostly bad, like windows.

If the detector saw a damaged partition table
or an accidentally cleared partition table...

I could imagine this only in ubuntu-beginner mode.
That can set on installation time for newbies.

AI Pop up windows are annoying!
The choice is my own what program I use!
I launch it manually!]]> Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:45:44 +0000