automounting usb devices

[David Rysdam]

On Mon, 4 Feb 2013 07:19:38 +0000 (UTC), "maddog at li.org" <jonhall80 at comcast.net> wrote:
> Sometimes there is a zombie process that kept the last device from
> completely un-mounting, and therefore the mount point or driver might
> think it is still active from the last mount. You might check to see
> if some zombie is still around that might be clogging it. Try an
> "lsusb" to see if it still thinks the device is there, even if it is
> not plugged in.

Good thinking. Bad news: lsusb hangs. Good news: that's more evidence
that something is toasted. In fact, I realize now the reason I can't
restart HAL is that it's in uninterruptible sleep.