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From: Lindsay Haisley <fmouse-gentoo@×××.com>
To: gentoo-desktop@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-desktop] Re: Re: Udev rules and kernel device names
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 20:51:59
Message-Id: 20041022205156.GA13060@fmp.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-desktop] Re: Re: Udev rules and kernel device names by Thomas Kirchner
1 Thus spake Thomas Kirchner on Fri, Oct 22, 2004 at 03:34:07PM CDT
2 > On Fri, Oct 22, 2004 at 03:18:52PM -0500, Lindsay Haisley wrote:
3 > > Well this does seem to introduce a rather obvious chicken <-> egg problem.
4 >
5 > It does, if you don't know what the standard /dev name is. Obviously udev
6 > is creating the devices, so they're not there for the kernel to give a
7 > /dev name to yet. All I meant was that if you know the standard /dev name
8 > the kernel gives, try that.
9 >
10 > If it's something new that's not recognized, I admit it wasn't the most
11 > useful advice. :P
12
13 The kernel must maintain this information in some form and location that the
14 udev subsystem can read it when performing matches. That's what I'm looking
15 for.
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Re: [gentoo-desktop] Re: Re: Udev rules and kernel device names "Γεώργιος Ε. Κυλάφας" <gkyla@××××××××××××.gr>