It would definitely be nice to fix this for hardy.
I would however suggest another solution: change the dialog box so that it warns the user about the improper shut down:
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Warning
The disk <name of partition> was not shut down properly last time it has been used. For the safety of your data, consider to always unmount the drive before you unplug it.
<OK button that mounts the disk with the -o force option>
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It would definitely be nice to fix this for hardy.
I would however suggest another solution: change the dialog box so that it warns the user about the improper shut down:
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Warning
The disk <name of partition> was not shut down properly last time it has been used. For the safety of your data, consider to always unmount the drive before you unplug it.
<OK button that mounts the disk with the -o force option>
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Marking as candidate for hardy.