Bug 510310

Summary:	CDROM Appears twice in "Disks and Devices" widget, status does not update when mounted, unmounted via dolphin
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	Sergio <sergio.callegari>
Component:	Disks & Devices widget	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Severity:	normal	CC:	aacid, kdedev
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	6.3.6
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	Manjaro
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Sergio 2025-10-06 17:49:42 UTC

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SUMMARY

Inserting a CDROM, I see it appearing twice (with two totally identical entries) in the Disks and Devices Widget.
If I mount via Dolphin, the Disks and Devices widget does not update and keeps proposing to mount the device.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Insert a CDROM
2. Look at the Disks and Devices popup
3. Open dolphin
4. Click on the CDROM entry in dolphin
5. Look at disks and devices again

OBSERVED RESULT

At step 2 the cdrom appears twice. At step 5 disks and devices keep proposing "mount" even if the device has been mounted.

EXPECTED RESULT

Removable device entries are not shown twice and get updated when the status of the device changes.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Manjaro Linux
KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.6
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.18.0
Qt Version: 6.9.2
Kernel Version: 6.16.8-1-MANJARO (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 8 × Intel® Core™ i7-4750HQ CPU @ 2.00GHz
Memory: 15.5 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics P5200
Manufacturer: Notebook
Product Name: W740SU

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Lack of update is also reported in bug 494483, but in that case it is about an encrypted disk, not a CDROM.

Comment 1 Sergio 2025-10-06 17:56:59 UTC

More info:

- Once the device has been mounted via Dolphin, the "Mount" operation proposed by Disks and Devices does nothing. It does not even trigger recognition that the device is already mounted.

- Unmounting and ejecting via Disks and Devices at this point is simply impossible as no option for it is proposed. If in the meantime you have closed dolphin, then there is no possibility to unmount the device (unless you reopen dolphin).

Comment 2 Albert Astals Cid 2025-11-04 00:33:54 UTC

So I just tried this in Plasma 6.5.1 and KDE Frameworks 6.19 and can not reproduce.

Only difference is that i used a DVD and not a CD because I don't have any data CD at hand.

Can you confirm if updating fixes this for you? Or if the bug only happens with CD and not with DVD?

Comment 3 Bug Janitor Service 2025-11-19 03:46:57 UTC

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Comment 4 Bug Janitor Service 2025-12-04 03:46:07 UTC

🐛🧹 This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 30 days. Closing as RESOLVED WORKSFORME.