new test, this time with the sd card removed.
this should make mythgallery open automatically.

2006-06-07 18:49:49.485 Media status changed...  New status is: MEDIASTAT_NOTMOUNTED old status was MEDIASTAT_MOUNTED
2006-06-07 18:50:01.135 Using runtime prefix = /usr/local
2006-06-07 18:50:01.189 DPMS is disabled.
2006-06-07 18:50:01.253 New DB connection, total: 1
2006-06-07 18:50:01.279 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: 192.168.0.1
2006-06-07 18:50:01.282 Total desktop dim: 720x576, with 1 screen[s].
2006-06-07 18:50:01.288 Using screen 0, 720x576 at 0,0
2006-06-07 18:50:01.295 Current Schema Version: 1141
2006-06-07 18:50:01.296 mythfrontend version: 0.19.20060631-1 www.mythtv.org
2006-06-07 18:50:01.296 Enabled verbose msgs:  important general file
2006-06-07 18:50:01.972 lang0: swe
2006-06-07 18:50:01.973 lang: swe
2006-06-07 18:50:02.030 lang1: eng
2006-06-07 18:50:02.030 lang: eng
2006-06-07 18:50:02.197 Total desktop dim: 720x576, with 1 screen[s].
2006-06-07 18:50:02.199 Using screen 0, 720x576 at 0,0
2006-06-07 18:50:02.206 Switching to square mode (MythCenter)
__driCreateNewScreen_20050727 - succeeded
2006-06-07 18:50:02.340 Using the Qt painter
2006-06-07 18:50:02.852 /root/.mythtv/joystickmenurc not found.
2006-06-07 18:50:02.854 Joystick disabled.
2006-06-07 18:50:02.871 New DB connection, total: 2
2006-06-07 18:50:02.886 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: 192.168.0.1
2006-06-07 18:50:02.917 Loading from: /usr/local/share/mythtv/themes/default/base.xml
2006-06-07 18:50:03.853 Registering Internal as a media playback plugin.
2006-06-07 18:50:03.914 Registering MythDVD DVD Media Handler as a media handler ext()
no record for '/block/hda/device' in database
no record for '/block/hda/queue' in database
no record for '/block/sda/device' in database
no record for '/block/sda/queue' in database
no record for '/block/sdb/device' in database
no record for '/block/sdb/queue' in database
no record for '/block/sdc/device' in database
no record for '/block/sdc/queue' in database
no record for '/block/sdd/device' in database
no record for '/block/sdd/queue' in database
2006-06-07 18:50:09.431 Registering MythDVD VCD Media Handler as a media handler ext()
2006-06-07 18:50:09.503 Registering MythGallery Media Handler 1/2 as a media handler ext()
2006-06-07 18:50:09.503 Registering MythGallery Media Handler 2/2 as a media handler ext(gif,jpg,png)
2006-06-07 18:50:09.503 MonitorRegisterExtensions(0x100, gif,jpg,png)
adding: 0,0,0 -- CD-RW  CW-8124  
adding: ATA:0,0,0 -- CD-RW  CW-8124  
adding: ATAPI:0,0,0 -- CD-RW  CW-8124  
2006-06-07 18:50:09.936 Registering MythMusic Media Handler 1/2 as a media handler ext()
2006-06-07 18:50:09.936 Registering MythMusic Media Handler 2/2 as a media handler ext(ogg,mp3,aac,flac)
2006-06-07 18:50:09.937 MonitorRegisterExtensions(0x40, ogg,mp3,aac,flac)
2006-06-07 18:50:10.443 generating cache image for: /usr/local/share/mythtv/themes/default/blank.png
SIP listening on IP Address 192.168.0.4:5060 NAT address 81.234.78.56
2006-06-07 18:50:12.028 Starting media monitor.
2006-06-07 18:50:12.157 Media status changed...  New status is: MEDIASTAT_MOUNTED old status was MEDIASTAT_UNPLUGGED
2006-06-07 18:50:12.158 Posting MediaEvent
2006-06-07 18:50:12.191 Executing '/usr/bin/gnome-mount -t -n -d /dev/sdb'
gnome-mount 0.4

** (gnome-mount:2484): WARNING **: Drive /dev/sdb does not contain media.
2006-06-07 18:50:13.467 Failed to mount /dev/sdb.
2006-06-07 18:50:13.489 Media status changed...  New status is: MEDIASTAT_NOTMOUNTED old status was MEDIASTAT_UNPLUGGED
2006-06-07 18:50:13.491 Executing '/usr/bin/gnome-mount -t -n -d /dev/sdc'
gnome-mount 0.4

** (gnome-mount:2486): WARNING **: Drive /dev/sdc does not contain media.
2006-06-07 18:50:14.247 Failed to mount /dev/sdc.
2006-06-07 18:50:14.253 Media status changed...  New status is: MEDIASTAT_NOTMOUNTED old status was MEDIASTAT_UNPLUGGED
2006-06-07 18:50:14.255 Executing '/usr/bin/gnome-mount -t -n -d /dev/sdd'
2006-06-07 18:50:15.023 Found a handler
2006-06-07 18:50:15.047 XMLParse::LoadTheme using /usr/local/share/mythtv/themes/default/gallery-ui.xml
gnome-mount 0.4

** (gnome-mount:2487): WARNING **: Drive /dev/sdd does not contain media.
2006-06-07 18:50:15.291 Failed to mount /dev/sdd.
2006-06-07 18:50:15.304 Media status changed...  New status is: MEDIASTAT_NOTMOUNTED old status was MEDIASTAT_UNPLUGGED


Frontend started and displaying the picture on the cf card.
pressing esc maks mythgallery display the "device selection" folders with Gallery, /dev/sda1, /dev/sdb, /dev/sdc and /dev/sdd
(/dev/sda1 is vfat partition on cf card with the picture)

ESC cycles between the 2 views, displaying contents of cf card and displaying the device selection.
and it's not possibel to get back to the main menu.