[Bug 54762] New: Request: Add "Removable" drive mount type

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https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=54762

Bug ID: 54762
           Summary: Request: Add "Removable" drive mount type
           Product: Wine
           Version: unspecified
          Hardware: arm
                OS: Mac OS X
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: mountmgr.sys
          Assignee: [e-mail]
          Reporter: [e-mail]

I've come across a number of firmware updating apps for various devices which
perform pretty basic filesystem writes to the hardware when it's booted into a
special mass storage mode, but they will not work unless the drive itself is of
the "Removable" type according to this method in .NET:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.io.driveinfo.drivetype?v...

Even though the virtual drive mounts and is perfectly accessible, unless THAT
method returns a 2, the app is just going to choose to ignore it and cannot be
used.

I realize that this may sound a little esoteric and that there could be a
tremendous amount of Registry complexity involved in satisfying that method,
but given that the current list of drive types we have to choose from in
winecfg is basically from 1993, it seems like a bit of an update could be a
generally good idea for the project as a whole if it is at all feasible. The
"modern" list is honestly not all that different:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.io.drivetype?view=net-8....

[Bug 54762] mountmgr detection and drive type overrides are not used when calling GetDriveType() on a path that exists

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Zeb Figura  changed:

What    |Removed                     |Added
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          Component|mountmgr.sys                |kernel32
                 CC|                            |[e-mail]
            Summary|Request: Add "Removable"    |mountmgr detection and
                   |drive mount type            |drive type overrides are
                   |                            |not used when calling
                   |                            |GetDriveType() on a path
                   |                            |that exists

--- Comment #1 from Zeb Figura  ---
As you may have seen in my other reply, the issue is a bit more subtle than
that. The "floppy drive" entry is what you're looking for, although it's not
obvious from the name. (In fact, that list is supposed to correspond with the
list .NET uses, although somewhat indirectly.) The problem is that we're
ignoring the manually set drive type under most conditions.

[Bug 54762] mountmgr detection and drive type overrides are not used when calling GetDriveType() on a path that exists

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--- Comment #2 from [e-mail] ---
Floppy absolutely does not work. I have tried every option available
exhaustively.

[Bug 54762] mountmgr detection and drive type overrides are not used when calling GetDriveType() on a path that exists

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--- Comment #3 from Zeb Figura  ---
(In reply to wine.bugzilla.2023 from comment #2)
> Floppy absolutely does not work. I have tried every option available
> exhaustively.

Yes, I'm aware. I'm trying to say that the problem isn't "there is no removable
mass storage option", it's that the override you're setting in winecfg is not
being respected. The difference may not matter to you, but bugzilla is a
developer tool, so it's worth describing the underlying issue here.

[Bug 54762] mountmgr detection and drive type overrides are not used when calling GetDriveType() on a path that exists

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--- Comment #4 from [e-mail] ---
I see. I have not even heard the name "Bugzilla" in over 20 years so I'm
unaware of this other conversation you seem to be referencing or the manner in
which I would go about finding it, but that makes sense.

Is this a thing which could be jerry-rigged with a Registry edit or is it
fundamentally a Wine bug I have to wait to get fixed? I've skimmed the sources
for this module but it's an extremely large project that would likely take me
weeks to get up to speed on before I could even begin to be productive so it is
unlikely that I will ever be finding the time to dedicate to debugging it
personally.

Thanks

[Bug 54762] mountmgr detection and drive type overrides are not used when calling GetDriveType() on a path that exists

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https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=54762

Austin English  changed:

What    |Removed                     |Added
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                 CC|                            |[e-mail]

[Bug 54762] mountmgr detection and drive type overrides are not used when calling GetDriveType() on a path that exists

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https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=54762

Austin English  changed:

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           Hardware|arm                         |x86-64