[[!comment format=mdwn
 username="https://www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawm5iosFbL2By7UFeViqkc6v-hoAtqILeDA"
 nickname="Laszlo"
 subject="comment 3"
 date="2013-01-03T22:23:36Z"
 content="""
>> I added a new directory (empty)

> Sounds like you set up the repository yourself, rather than letting the assistant do it. 
> If so, it won't be in direct mode. You can git annex assistant--stop, 
> and then git annex direct to enable direct mode.

I added like this:
0. no git-annex or git-annex-assistant is running
1. create directory (/mnt/dxd/annex)
2. launch git-annex-assistant
3. add repository via the webbrowser
4. copy a file over this(/mnt/dxd/annex) directory (via command line or nautilus)

The file is replaced with symlink.

This fix the issue:
0. stop git-annex-assistant
1. Go in the shell to that directory (cd /mnt/dxd/annex)
2. switch to direct mode (/home/looser/Desktop/download/git-annex.linux/git-annex direct)
3. start git-annex-assistant
4. create a new repository(/mnt/dxd/annex2) via the webbrowser (add repository in top right corner)
5. Now:
/mnt/dxd/annex - NOT in direct mode (symlinks created instantly)
/mnt/dxd/annex2 - in direct mode

Im really happy I have finally direct mode running. 
I will surely stress-test git-annex in the coming weeks.

> Restart/shutdown in the UI coming soon, I think.

Awesome.

> The entire git-annex configuration, include that of the assistant, 
> is stored in the .git/config of your reposository, and on its git-annex branch. 
> Deleting the repository is thus all that's needed to start over.

Thank you for the answer.
"""]]