Changing CD-ROM description on KDE desktop

[D10]

I am fairly new to Linux, and I have installed Mandrake 9.1 on one of my older machines. The problem I am having is that I can't seem to change the name of my CD-ROMs on the desktop. The default is something like CD-ROM mounted at /mnt/cdrom and my DVD-ROM is mounted at /mnt/cdrom1 (or something very close to that, I am not at my Linux box right now). I have tried right clicking the icon and changing it through properties but no luck.

Can someone point me in the right direction..?

Thanks

D10

[hlrguy]

Tongue in cheek, why not use the 'Rename' option when you right click on it? I did notice that the name doesn't update when you change it under properties (when really it should), but the rename option does work.

hlrguy

[D10]

When I right click the icons , for my floppy, CD-ROM, and CD-ROM1 I don't have a rename option. I have added samba shares, or any other icon I get the rename option, just not on the removable media drives. Iam also unable to change the icons for those drives, but the other desktop icons I can change.

Any ideas on something else I might check?

Thanks

D10

[hlrguy]

You know, I bet it has something to do with supermount. When you put in a data CD, it automatically mounts doesn't it?
Probably has to keep the exact same name from desktop to /etc/fstab to be able to do this?

Found this strange bugfix in kdebase 3.1
W: kdebase strange-permission kdebase-3.1-add-rename-directly-icons.patch.bz2 0664
from
http://archives.mandrakelinux.com/changelog/2003-07/msg02128.php

Sorry I couldn't find more out...you might try the Mandrake mailing list. You are definatly not the first to be unable to rename them...:-)

http://archives.mandrakelinux.com/newbie/2003-04/msg02108.php
and a manual workaround
http://archives.mandrakelinux.com/newbie/2003-04/msg02132.php

I tried it, it worked. Remember exactly what you change though in case it does break supermount so you can restore it.
hlrguy

[D10]

Thanks for the help. I now have the names and icons I want on my CD/DVD ROMs

[hlrguy]

Just make sure they work before you forget what the origional names were. :D

hlrguy

[MMYoung]

This is what I have done to get those annoying long names for supermounted drives off my desktop.

1. Right click on the desktop to bring up the desktop menu.
2. Select Configure Desktop
3. Select Behaviour
4. Uncheck Mounted drives to display

This will remove the drive links from your desktop. Then to add your own custom links do the following:

1. Right click on the desktop
2. Select New
3. Select Link to URL (not Application)
4. In the URL box type in /mnt/drivename
5. In the Name just type in whatever you want to call it

This will give you a "generic" icon, if I remember right it looks like a pice of paper with one corner folded down. Just right click on the icon and select properties. The first tab has the icon inside a box in the upper left corner. Click on that box and you can change the icon to whatever you want.

BTW, the rename won't work on these icons, nor can you just right click on them and rename them that way.

If you need more help, just holler. While I'm still pretty new to Linux, I've been using MDK 9.1 since it came out (and 9.0 before that) so I might be able to help you with some MINOR things anyway.

Later,
MMYoung

[Lostman]

Good fix. Thanks for the info. That's been anoying me too.