I'm using kernel 2.6.8.1, udev 032, hotplug 2004_09_23, dbus 0.22, hal 0.2.97
and g-v-m 1.0.2. dbus and hal are added to my bootscripts and g-v-m seems to be
running (according to the session manager).

What works for me:
* Play audio cds when inserted (though I can't hear sound with gnome-cd, totem
works fine but I can't figure out what command to enter to queue the entire cd).
* Open burn location when blank cd is inserted.

Doesn't work for me:
* Mounting removable media when inserted (this should mount cdroms right?).
* Playing DVDs when inserted (nothing happens here as well).

If you need my fstab (removable media part):
/dev/cdroms/cdrom0     /mnt/cdrom iso9660 ro,user,noauto 0 0
/dev/cdroms/cdrom0     /mnt/dvdrom udf ro,user,noauto 0 0
/dev/cdroms/cdrom1     /mnt/cdrw iso9660 ro,user,noauto 0 0
/dev/floppy/0          /mnt/floppy vfat user,noauto 0 0
(I use Arch Linux that seems to prefer DevFS naming scheme, but both names are
available in /dev).
In case you need to know: I have rw permissions on these devices.

PS: is a more user-friendly way of selecting operations planned for next releases?