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On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 23:33:54 +0200, Pawe__ Madej wrote: |
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> I'll describe my situation: My laptop has only one usb port and |
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> normally I have plugged to it my mouse. When I want to copy photos from |
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> my digital camera I have to unplug mouse and plug usb cable to camera. |
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Wouldn't it be easier to buy a small USB hub? |
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> 1. I plug camera and I got it under /dev/sda1 device |
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> 2. I unplug it and plug once more ... this time it is the |
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> same /dev/sda1 device |
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> 3. I uplug it once more and plug my mouse and unplug it |
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> 4. I plug my camera and this time it is under /dev/sdb1 device |
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Use udev to set up persistent device names, base don the device itself, |
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not when it was plugged in. Then your camera would always appear |
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as /dev/camera, or whatever name you choose. |
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Read http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/udev-guide.xml then follow the link to |
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writing udev rules at the bottom. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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Normality is restored. Any problems remaining are your own. |
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