Version: v0.9 (using 4.3.2 (KDE 4.3.2), Debian packages) Compiler: cc OS: Linux (x86_64) release 2.6.30-2-amd64 Today all over KDE the preferred way to mount removable devices is HAL. Often the only listed drives in /etc/fstab are the system, swap and data disk. So IMHO it's necessary to support mounting and unmounting not just by /etc/fstab but also by HAL.