Bug 332035

Summary: Defaults button doesn't work
Product: [Applications] systemsettings Reporter: Graeme Hewson <bugs>
Component: kcm_deviceautomounterAssignee: Torrie Fischer <tdfischer>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: normal CC: claudius.ellsel, gwarser, nate
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 4.12.2   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Kubuntu   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Graeme Hewson 2014-03-11 16:36:27 UTC 
1. In System Settings / Removable Media, the Defaults button has no effect on any settings, and the Apply button remains greyed out.

2. In Device Notifier Settings / Removable Devices, the Defaults button is permanently greyed out.

The defaults on logging in after removing .kde/share/config/kded_device_automounterrc are "Enable automatic mounting of removable media" unticked and two greyed-out ticked settings, "Mount all removable media at login" and "Automatically mount removable media when attached".
Comment 1 Claudius Ellsel 2020-10-17 19:12:47 UTC 
Sorry that a response took over six years.

Is this still happening for you?

I tested the first point and it works for me without those problems.
Comment 2 Graeme Hewson 2020-10-21 09:10:31 UTC 
On point 1, the same thing happens. I go to System Settings / Removable Storage (as it's called now). [Actually, I've just noticed it's called Removable Storage in the System Settings side menu, but Removable Devices in the module itself.]

I click Defaults, but nothing changes, and Apply continues to be greyed out. I don't know what the defaults are, but if I make a change (say to disable "Enable automatic mounting of removable media" [called media now!] and click Apply, then click Defaults, then again nothing changes, and Apply continues to be greyed out.

My expectation is that default settings would be made in the display, then the Apply button would make these default settings permanent.

I'm using System Settings 5.18.4 under Kubuntu 20.04.
Comment 3 Claudius Ellsel 2020-10-21 10:22:51 UTC 
Thanks for checking again.

It reminds me a bit of https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=427494, maybe they are related.
Comment 4 Graeme Hewson 2020-10-28 10:56:58 UTC 
I think they're different problems. In the case of the Default button not doing anything, my assumption is that the Apply button is greyed out precisely because nothing has changed (there's nothing to apply).
Comment 5 Claudius Ellsel 2020-10-28 13:37:03 UTC 
My speculation was that maybe there is something fundamentally broken for detecting deviating changes and the application of default settings. But the bugs might as well be unrelated.
Comment 6 Nate Graham 2025-10-09 16:29:58 UTC 
It appears to be working fine now when I test it with today's git master. It was probably fixed long ago.