HAL, fstab conflicts

[Chris Spencer]

Hello everyone, I'm having a small problem.

Like many Linux users, I use multiple desktop environments. However, out of 
all of them, only one is compiled with HAL support (GNOME). The problem is, 
whenever I load a data cd, the disc seems to get mounted twice when using 
GNOME, creating 2 icons for the same device. I asked a few GNOME people, and 
they told me this was caused by HAL loading fstab. I don't know how this 
works, as I read that fstab-sync was removed months ago. A quick workaround 
for this problem is simply commenting out the cdrom entry in fstab. This is 
where things get complicated:

My KDE, XFce, and Enligthenment installations aren't HAL enabled, so they 
depend on the fstab entry. Before I start fiddling with more serious methods 
(i.e attempting to edit the code or re-compiling every DE I have), I thought 
I would see what others had to say about the issue. Is it possible for HAL 
to check fstab entries before it adds to them?

I'm using Slackware Linux 11, KDE 3.5.4, GNOME 2.16.1, and HAL 0.5.8.1. Any 
response whatsoever would be greatly appreciated.

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