Dbus/Hal automount not working in KDE

Hi
I have set portmap dbus hal in rc.conf.
In Gnome automount works great but in KDE automount does not work and I don't know why.
Can someone please help?
All I want to have is when I insert cd,dvd,usbstick to have them automount.

Thank you for your reply.
I am looking forward to your next release...

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br fjodork
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>> Thank you for you help! <<
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1)
replace ...
hi
thanks, it worked!
2)
use udev rules or autofs.
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bhadotia wrote:Also, although not related to this topic, can somebody tell me where to find the setting for making windows shift to different workspace while dragging them through the edges of the screen. I'm sure I found this setting under Window Behavior>Window Behavior module in Kubuntu but it is nowhere to be found on the Arch KDE.
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