I have checked the udev. But I thought udev is responsible for creating the device files after the modules have been loaded. Am I wrong?
On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 7:58 PM, Gabriel Parrondo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > El mié, 02-07-2008 a las 16:57 +0800, ray escribió: > > Yes, the discover package. Now I see the discover package can be > > removed from my system and maybe can make my system boot up a little > > more quick. > > I would like to know the details of the kernel's own detection > > mechanism. Do you know where can I find the documentation about it? > > Thank for you reply. > > > > The kernel-level system used is hotplug. It generates events on hardware > detection and then user-level applications take care of those events. > That user-level application is usually udev. Check man udev for more > info on configuring it. > > Here are some introductory articles. For advanced info, STFW. > http://lwn.net/Articles/242046/ > http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/Hotplug > http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/Udev > > I'm not sure if the info is up-to-date, they were just sitting in my > bookmarks. > > > [...] > > > > > -- > Gabriel Parrondo > GNU/Linux User #404138 > GnuPG Public Key ID: BED7BF43 > JID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > "The only difference between theory and practice is that, in theory, > there's no difference between theory and practice." >
